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The biology of caves and other subterranean habitats / David C. Culver and Tanja Pipan
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591.526 CUL
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Oxford: Oxford University Press
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2009
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xvi, 254 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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9780199219933
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Book
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A concise but comprehensive introduction to cave ecology. Whilst there is an emphasis on the organisms that dominate this unique environment, conservation and management aspects are also considered ; includes a global range of examples and case studies
from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats; it also provides a clear explanation of specialized terms used by speleologists.
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1. The subterranean domain -- 2. Sources of energy in subterranean environments -- 3. Survey of subterranean life -- 4. Ecosystem function -- 5. Biotic interactions and community structure -- 6. Adaptations to subterranean life -- 7. Colonization and
speciation in subterranean environments -- 8. Geography of subterranean biodiversity -- 9. Some representative subterranean communities -- 10. Conservation and protection of subterranean habitats.
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