Biodiversity hotspots are routinely identified by grid‐based analyses, despite grids
encompassing different habitats, thus hindering the potential to assess which habitat type …

Karst groundwater-dependent ecosystems (KGDEs) in the Mediterranean region are
important in terms of ecosystem services and biodiversity but are increasingly under …

Species of conservation concern are usually considered important elements in site
prioritization for biodiversity conservation. To overcome the lack of information on species …

Modern sawing techniques employed in ornamental stones' exploitation produce large
amounts of slurry that can be potentially diffused into the environment by runoff water. Slurry …

The average global temperature is predicted to increase by 3° C by the end of this century
due to human-induced climate change. The overall metabolism of the aquatic biota will be …

The distribution patterns of stygobitic crustacean harpacticoids at the boundaries of three
different groundwater habitat types in Europe were analysed through a GIS proximity …

We investigated whether the equilibrium theory of island biogeography (ETIB) can be
applied to the meiofauna of groundwater‐fed springs. We tested whether copepod species …

Earthquakes are important natural events, yet their impacts on animal communities are
poorly known. Understanding earthquake impacts on groundwater communities is essential …

Despite the close attention springs have received from a hydrologic perspective and as
biodiversity hotspots, the multiple dimensions of spring meiofaunal assemblage diversity are …

Groundwater‐dependent ecosystems and species (GDEs) are found throughout watersheds
at locations of groundwater discharge, yet not all GDEs are the same, nor are the …