The biology of caves and other subterranean habitats
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Oxford University Press,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
The biology of habitats series |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 254 p.: ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780199219933 (pbk.) 0199219931 (pbk.) 9780199219926 (hbk.) 0199219923 (hbk.) |
Index Number: | Q148 |
CLC: | Q148 |
Call Number: | Q148/C968 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-246) and index. The subterranean domain -- Sources of energy in subterranean environments -- Survey of subterranean life -- Ecosystem function -- Biotic interactions and community structures -- Adaptations of subterranean life -- Colonization and speciation in subterranean environments -- Geography of subterranean biodiversity -- Some representative subterranean communities -- Conservation and protection of subterranean habitats. |