Biodiversity of a temperate karst landscape–ice cave collapse doline supports high α-diversity of the soil mesofauna
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-72738-9
Abstract: Caves represent a specific environment with a special microclimate and fauna adapted to it. However, we have still a restricted knowledge on soil fauna communities in an environments with a marked microclimate gradient at the… read more here.
Keywords: diversity soil; high diversity; soil; ice cave ... See more keywords
The hidden microbial ecosystem in the perennial ice from a Pyrenean ice cave
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1110091
Abstract: Over the last years, perennial ice deposits located within caves have awakened interest as places to study microbial communities since they represent unique cryospheric archives of climate change. Since the beginning of the twentieth century,… read more here.
Keywords: perennial ice; pyrenean ice; ice; hidden microbial ... See more keywords