http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xxii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
The shallow subterranean domain -- Seepage springs and the hypotelminorheic habitat -- Epikarst : the soil-rock interface in karst -- Intermediate-sized terrestrial shallow subterranean habitats -- Calcrete aquifers -- Interstitial habitats along rivers and streams -- Soil -- Lava tubes -- The role of light in shallow subterranean habitats -- Environmental fluctuations and stresses in shallow subterranean habitats -- Organic carbon and nutrients in shallow subterranean habitats -- Evolution of morphology in shallow subterranean habitats -- Phylogeny in shallow subterranean habitats -- Conservation and protection of shallow subterranean habitats -- Epilogue and prospects.
David C. Culver, Department of Environmental Science, American University, Washington, DC, USA, Tanja Pipan, Karst Research Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Postojna, Slovenia.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index.