Research Catalog

Title

Shallow subterranean habitats [electronic resource] : ecology, evolution, and conservation / David C. Culver, Department of Environmental Science, American University, Washington, DC, USA; Tanja Pipan, Karst Research Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Postojna, Slovenia.

Author

Culver, David C., 1944-

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Details

Additional Authors

Pipan, Tanja.

Description

1 online resource (xxii, 258 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps.

Uniform Title

Shallow subterranean habitats (Online)

Alternative Title

Shallow subterranean habitats (Online)

Subject

• Underground ecology
• Cave ecology
• Biospeleology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

The shallow subterranean domain -- Seepage springs and the hypotelminorheic habitat -- Epikarst : the soil-rock interface in karst -- Intermediate-sized terrestrial shallow subterranean habitats -- Calcrete aquifers -- Interstitial habitats along rivers and streams -- Soil -- Lava tubes -- The role of light in shallow subterranean habitats -- Environmental fluctuations and stresses in shallow subterranean habitats -- Organic carbon and nutrients in shallow subterranean habitats -- Evolution of morphology in shallow subterranean habitats -- Phylogeny in shallow subterranean habitats -- Conservation and protection of shallow subterranean habitats -- Epilogue and prospects.

LCCN

2013956986

OCLC

ssj0001351039

Author

Culver, David C., 1944-

Title

Shallow subterranean habitats [electronic resource] : ecology, evolution, and conservation / David C. Culver, Department of Environmental Science, American University, Washington, DC, USA; Tanja Pipan, Karst Research Institute, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Postojna, Slovenia.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Edition

First edition.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Pipan, Tanja.