Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

Many biospeleological studies focus on organisms that are exclusive inhabitants of the
subterranean realm, but organisms that are not obligate cave-dwellers are frequent in caves …

Caves are not closed systems. Trophic dynamics in these habitats are driven by resource
availability, and species that move between cave and outdoor environments may play a …

Usually, biospeleological studies focus on cave-specialist taxa showing strong adaptation to
the subterranean environment, as their unusual morphological and ecological features …

Molecular techniques allow amplification of a mitochondrial barcoding gene, cytochrome c
oxidase (COI), of prey DNA in bat fecal material that can be used to identify insect species …

A two-year study of the diversity and ecology of the macro-invertebrate fauna (Nemata and
Arthropoda) of Kartchner Caverns, near Benson, Arizona, USA, was conducted between …

The cave-living and monobasic fungus gnat genus Speolepta Edwards is reviewed with a
description of the first Nearctic species, Speolepta vockerothisp. nov., from Canada (caves in …

Recognized as an important pathway between the east coast and the interior of the United
States, much of the Cumberland Gap has been protected as part of the Cumberland Gap …

The aims of the study were to investigate the Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Aksu,
Isparta Province, Turkey) and to consider some ecological characteristics of the collected …

1 Results From 2007-2010, animals were collected from 82 caves in the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg. Altogether, slightly over 1800 specimens of Trichoceridae, generally called …