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Shallow subterranean habitats : ecology, evolution, and conservation /

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This work concentrates on shallow subterranean habitats of intermediate size (seepage springs, spaces between rocks, cracks in lava etc.), describing the habitats, their fauna, and the ecological and evolutionary questions posed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Culver, David C., 1944- (Author), Pipan, Tanja (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Underground ecology.
Cave ecology.
Biospeleology.
Écologie souterraine.
Écologie des cavernes.
Biospéologie.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
Biospeleology
Cave ecology
Underground ecology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • Colonization and dispersal in shallow subterranean habitats
  • Phylogeny in shallow subterranean habitats
  • Conservation and protection of shallow subterranean habitats
  • Epilogue and prospects.