The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats 2nd Edition David C. Culver

The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198820765,0198820763

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0198820763
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198820765
• Author(s): David C. Culver; Tanja Pipan

The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, describing this fascinating habitat and its biodiversity. It covers a range of biological processes including ecosystem function, evolution and adaptation, community ecology, biogeography, and conservation. The authors draw on a global range of examples and case studies from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats. One of the barriers to the study of subterranean biology has been the extraordinarily large number of specialized terms used by researchers; the authors explain these terms clearly and minimize the number that they use. This new edition retains the same 10 chapter structure of the original, but the content has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect the huge increase in publications concerning subterranean biology over the last decade.

Table contents:

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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