Invertebrates diversity in mountain Neotropical quartzite caves: which factors can influence the composition, richness, and distribution of the cave communities?
Twenty caves located in a high altitudinal quartzite area in Brazil were examined for invertebrate richness and composition and in terms of environmental factors that determine community structure. We evaluate how distance, altitude, cave extension, environmental stability, number an...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2020-02-01
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Series: | Subterranean Biology |
Online Access: | https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/46444/download/pdf/ |