Stygofaunal diversity and ecological sustainability of coastal groundwater ecosystems in a changing climate: The Australian paradigm

M Saccò, AJ Blyth, G Douglas… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal aquifers are vital water sources for humanity. Their quality and the ecosystem
services they provide depend on the integrity of their subterranean biota. However, current …

[PDF][PDF] The first two hotspots of subterranean biodiversity in South America

MS Silva, RL Ferreira - Subterranean Biology, 2016 - subtbiol.pensoft.net
The term hotspots of subterranean biodiversity has been used to define subterranean
habitats with an arbitrary cutoff of twenty or more obligate stygobitic and troglobitic species …

Finding answers in the dark: caves as models in ecology fifty years after Poulson and White

S Mammola - Ecography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The use of semi‐isolated habitats such as oceanic islands, lakes and mountain summits as
model systems has played a crucial role in the development of evolutionary and ecological …

Applying species distribution models to caves and other subterranean habitats

S Mammola, B Leroy - Ecography, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last two decades there has been an exponential increase in the use of correlative
species distribution models (SDMs) to address a variety of topics in ecology, biogeography …

Connectivity, not short-range endemism, characterises the groundwater biota of a northern Australian karst system

S Oberprieler, G Rees, D Nielsen, M Shackleton… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Groundwater ecosystems have a diverse and unique fauna, often dominated by Crustacea
and generally characterised by short range endemics confined to single aquifers. Much of …

Sediment size influences habitat selection and use by groundwater macrofauna and meiofauna

KL Korbel, S Stephenson, GC Hose - Aquatic Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Understanding environmental factors that influence obligate groundwater dwelling
(stygobiotic) fauna is crucial for groundwater ecosystem monitoring and management. Field …

[PDF][PDF] Information Guidelines explanatory note: Assessing groundwater-dependent ecosystems

TM Doody, PJ Hancock… - Report prepared for the …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Executive summary Groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are ecosystems whose
species and ecological processes rely on groundwater, either entirely or intermittently. Coal …

Global overview on groundwater fauna

F Koch, P Blum, K Korbel, K Menberg - Ecohydrology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater is an important global resource, providing water for irrigation, industry,
geothermal uses and potable water. Moreover, groundwater contains the world's largest …

Environmental influences on invertebrate diversity and community composition in the hyporheic zone ecotone in Texas, USA: contrasts between co-occurring epigean …

BT Hutchins, AP Swink, PH Diaz, BF Schwartz - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
The hyporheic zone (HZ) of streams harbors co-occurring epigean taxa and stygobionts
(including HZ specialist taxa and deeper groundwater taxa) that face the same set of local …

Perspectives and pitfalls in preserving subterranean biodiversity through protected areas

S Mammola, F Altermatt, R Alther, IR Amorim… - npj Biodiversity, 2024 - nature.com
Subterranean ecosystems (comprising terrestrial, semi-aquatic, and aquatic components)
are increasingly threatened by human activities; however, the current network of surface …