This scientific monograph offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology and ecology of caves and other subterranean habitats. While there is an emphasis on biological processes occurring in these unique environments, conservation and management aspects are also considered. The book includes a wide range of examples and case studies from caves and other subterranean habitats, biotic interactions and community structures, subterranean species, adaptations to subterranean life, and other biological processes.
COBISS.SI-ID: 29605933
The role that vicariance and dispersal play in determining the number and distribution of stygobionts is far from settled. On a global scale, vicariance may offer a compelling explanation for the interstitial species occurring around the borders of the ancient Tethys Sea. On the other hand, only dispersion explains the distribution in separate microhabitats inside individual caves. This scientific paper focuses on the subterranean biogeography of karst regions. We present evidence that both dispersal and vicariance are critical to explaining the biogeographical pattern of stygobionts.
COBISS.SI-ID: 27133485