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	Home: Biology: Ecology: Ecosystems: Caves 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. Graham Proudlove's Cave Biology E-Mail List http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/cavebiolist.htm Subscription instructions for e-mail list for scientific discussion of cave biology. 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:80/~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. Groundwater Biology http://www.geocities.com/~mediaq/index1.html Exhaustive collection of information about groundwater and cave biology. Checklist and bibliography for most taxa, distribution maps, images and useful links. Updated regularly. Island Karst Research http://www.pacificcoast.net/~iskar/ Studies of bats and other cave biota on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Groudwater Biology Home Page http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/1167/index1.html Extensive information and links on the biology of organisms living in cave waters and other groundwater systems. Subterranean Amphipod Database http://web.odu.edu/sci/biology/amphipod/ Effort to create a comprehensive database on subterranean amphipods 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. Missouri Cave Critters http://www.umsl.edu/~joellaws/ozark_caving/mss/cavecrit.htm Descriptions of bats, cave fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrate fauna found in Missouri caves. 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.

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