Throughout the evolutionary tree, there are gains and losses of morphological features,
physiological processes, and behavioral patterns. Losses are perhaps nowhere so …

Microplastic (MP) pollution is a growing concern in every known ecosystem. However, MP
presence in groundwaters and the ecological impact they can have on groundwater fauna is …

Aliphatic chlorinated hydrocarbons, notably tetrachloroethylene (also known as
perchloroethylene [PCE]), are persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) and/or very persistent …

3. Results The current map and list of these 28 sites of high subterranean biodiversity
(Figure 1, Table 1) represent nearly all of the sites known to contain 25 or more stygobionts …

Der terrestrische Untergrund beherbergt das weltweit größte Reservoir an verfügbarem
Süßwasser. Zudem sind oberflächennahe Grundwasserökosysteme Lebensraum einer …

Research on the metabolic physiology of groundwater species, particularly regarding
oxygen consumption rates (OCR), has made significant advancement, revealing valuable …

We have compiled the toxicity data on stygofauna and other aquatic subterranean
organisms in one (eco) toxicological database. A total of 46 studies were found, containing …

Despite the recognized ecological significance of hyporheic zones, biological investigations
into their ecology, especially concerning functional diversity, remain limited. This is …

We report on a new species of Stenasellus Dollfus, 1897 (Isopoda, Stenasellidae) from
groundwater of Iran. Stenasellus stygopersicus Jugovic, Malek-Hosseini & Issartel sp. nov …

The primary goal of this course is to give students the theoretical and practical knowledge for
understanding the biology of subterranean habitats, to present them types of subterranean …