Knowledge: caves
- Bats ∞
See Also:
- recreation → outdoors → caving
- science → biology → flora and fauna
- science → earth sciences → geology → geomorphology → caves and karst
Links
- Biospeleology
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~sjtaylor/cave/biospeleol.html - Illinois Natural History Survey web site. Within caves a diverse biota may be found, exhibiting varying degrees of adaptation to the subterranean environment. Information and links about cave habitats and fauna, as well as cave protection and related topics.
- Biospeleology (cave biology)
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/ - Texas Memorial Museum's web site on biospeleology. Information on the biota of caves, karst, and groundwater.
- Map of Biodiversity Levels of Karst Landforms in the United States
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/uskarst.jpg - Summarizes evaluations of biodiversity associated with caves and related features. [jpeg image]
- Mexico Biospeleology
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~sjtaylor/cave/mexico/mexico.html - Reports from field investigations of biology in the underwater caves of northern Mexico.
- Biological Investigations of Diana Northup
http://www.i-pi.com/~diana/ - Publications and other information on cave microbiology research at sites including Lechuguilla cave and Cueva de Villa Luz.
- Island Karst Research
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~iskar/ - Studies of bats and other cave biota on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
- The Cave Life Page
http://wasg.iinet.net.au/clife.html - Photographs of cave organisms.
- Biospeleology in Romania
http://www.uib.no/People/nglbn/bio.htm - About past and present cave biology research in Romania, including information about specific caves.
- Movile Cave
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/5771/ - About the Movile cave, a unique and fragile underground environment near the Black Sea in Romania, a cave whose evolution is driven by chemosynthesis, with special emphasis on cave biota and ecology.
- Missouri Cave Life
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/mocavelife/mocavelife.htm - Photos of some of the 800 different species of animals recorded in Missouri caves, only about 64 of which are truly cave-adapted troglobites. Also includes photos of cave gates built to conserve cave life and other resources.
- Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna
http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/ - Research on the diversity, significance and distribution of cave animals in anchialine caves -- coastal caves formed in limestone or volcanic rock and flooded with seawater.
- Caving Canada: Biospeleology in Canada and on the WWW
http://www.cancaver.ca/bio/ - Includes a directory of biospeleology researchers worldwide, Canadian cave biology directory, and many internet links.
- Groundwater Biology
http://www.luciopesce.net/gw/index2.html - Exhaustive collection of information about groundwater and cave biology. Checklist and bibliography for most taxa, distribution maps, images and useful links. Updated regularly.
- Missouri Cave Critters
http://www.ozarkcaving.com/mss/cavecrit.htm - Descriptions of bats, cave fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrate fauna found in Missouri caves.
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