The biology of caves and other subterranean habitats
This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave ecology. The emphasis is on the organisms that dominate this unique environment, although conservation and management aspects are also considered. The book is intended for both graduate students and professionals and assumes no previous knowledge of cave biology. - ;Caves and other subterranean habitats with their often strange (even bizarre) inhabitants have long been objects of fascination, curiosity, and debate. The question of how such organisms have evolved, and the relative roles of natural selection and genetic drift, has
1 online resource (xvi, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780191551444, 0191551449
437114919
The subterranean domain
Sources of energy in subterranean environments
Survey of subterranean life
Ecosystem function
Biotic interactions and community structures
Adaptations of subterranean life
Colonization and speciation in subterranean environments
Geography of subterranean biodiversity
Some representative subterranean communities
Conservation and protection of subterranean habitats
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