Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment
The subterranean environment harbors species that are not capable of establishing populations in the epigean environment, i.e., the obligatory subterranean species. These organisms live in a unique selective regime in permanent darkness and usually low food availability, high air h...
Main Authors: | Jonas Eduardo Gallão, Maria Elina Bichuette |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2018-04-01
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Series: | ZooKeys |
Online Access: | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=15140 |
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