Groundwater is a vital ecosystem of the global water cycle, hosting unique biodiversity and
providing essential services to societies. Despite being the largest unfrozen freshwater …

Subterranean ecosystems (comprising terrestrial, semi-aquatic, and aquatic components)
are increasingly threatened by human activities; however, the current network of surface …

Wild medicinal plants are prominent in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), but
their availability is being impacted by human activities and ecological degradation in China …

A survey of spiders from Moroccan caves is provided (Arachnida: Araneae), collected
between July 2012 and October 2022. All material originates from 38 caves in various …

Aim Quantifying the relative contribution of environmental filtering versus limiting similarity in
sha** communities is challenging because these processes often act simultaneously and …

Groundwater is a vast ecosystem harboring a high diversity of specialized taxa. Despite its
diversity, groundwater is a still relatively unexplored and threatened ecosystem. Especially …

Motivation Subterranean biodiversity is increasingly threatened by multiple intertwined
anthropogenic impacts, including habitat loss, pollution, overexploitation of resources …

Long-term effects of current climate on animal populations living in subterranean habitats
are still poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed the variability of the demographic …

Research on the metabolic physiology of groundwater species, particularly regarding
oxygen consumption rates (OCR), has made significant advancement, revealing valuable …

This study explores the metabolic response and carbon budget of two cyclopoid copepod
species, Diacyclops belgicus Kiefer, 1936 (a stygobitic, groundwater-adapted species) and …