Macroecologists seek to identify drivers of community turnover (β-diversity) through broad
spatial scales. However, the influence of local habitat features in driving broad-scale β …

Abstract Information on the life history of European cave salamanders remains limited.
Despite a handful of studies carried out both under natural and controlled conditions, one of …

The determination of a species trophic niche can clarify its functional role within a food web
and how prey resources are used in relation with the spatial and temporal variability of …

Springs are interfaces between groundwater and surface habitats and may play an
important role in the study of subterranean animals. In this systematic evidence review and …

The effective detection of both prey and predators is pivotal for the survival of
mesopredators. However, the condition of being a mesopredator is strongly context …

Being characterized by the absence of light and a reduced environmental cyclicity, the
subterranean domain is generally regarded as temporally stable. Yet, in the proximity of …

The trophic niche is a life trait that identifies the consumer's position in a local food web.
Several factors, such as ontogeny, competitive ability and resource availability contribute in …

Although more than 600 marine caves have been recorded so far along the Greek coasts of
the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean), only a few have been systematically studied for …

We studied the ecological continuum between caves and the associated network of fissures–
Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS)–in an hypogean site in the Graian Alps, Italy. Over one …

Subterranean environments host a substantial amount of biodiversity, however assessing
the distribution of species living underground is still extremely challenging. Environmental …