The climatic variability hypothesis was applied to the thermal tolerance of edaphic and cave
Collembola occupying contrasting environments. Collembola belonged to four categories …

Species can survive periods of unfavorable conditions in small areas that are protected from
climate-related disturbances, such as increasing temperature and severe drought. These …

The collapse doline of the Silická ľadnica Ice Cave, 351 m 2 in area, is a unique
phenomenon, a steep microclimate gradient in a low-altitude temperate karst in the Western …

Karst tiankengs, as one of the most magnificent negative topographies, are capable of
forming a bank for species diversity conservation easily. More than 300 karst tiankengs have …

Soil invertebrate ecotoxicological tests are important when making informed site-
management decisions. However, traditional tests are time-consuming and require …

Abstract Changes in well‐delimited Collembola communities along a steep microclimatic
gradient at the entrance of Silická ľadnica Ice Cave, Slovakia, were investigated after 10 …

Aim To assess spatial patterns of genetic and species‐level diversity for Namib Desert
Collembola using mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene …

Abstract The collembolan Protaphorura janosik Weiner, 1990, is a widespread and
abundant troglobiotic species with a distribution range limited to the Western and Eastern …

Enclosed surficial karst dolines are geomorphologically diverse habitats with the potential to
strongly shape community structure and the distribution of functional groups of organisms …

An integrative approach employing molecular, morphological and geographical data were
applied to species delimitation among Deuteraphorura congeners occupying caves of the …