Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Coastal aquifers are vital water sources for humanity. Their quality and the ecosystem
services they provide depend on the integrity of their subterranean biota. However, current …

Groundwater is the physically largest freshwater ecosystem, yet one of the least explored
habitats on earth, both because of accessing difficulties and the scarcity of the organisms …

Groundwater comprises the largest freshwater ecosystem on the planet. It has a distinct
regime of extreme, yet stable environmental conditions that have favoured the development …

Despite being the most important source of liquid freshwater on the planet, groundwater is
severely threatened by climate change, agriculture, or industrial mining. It is thus extensively …

Stygofauna are aquatic fauna that have evolved to live underground. The impacts of
anthropogenic climate change, extraction and pollution on groundwater pose major threats …

An 'oasis' signifies a refugium of safety, recovery, relaxation, fertility, and productivity in an
inhospitable desert, a sweet spot in a barren landscape where life-giving water spills forth …

Aim There has been growing interest in non‐cave subterranean habitats and their influence
on the evolution of troglomorphic (ie 'subterranean adapted') species. Studies on the …

Sampling groundwater biodiversity is difficult because of limited access and issues with
species identification. Environmental DNA (eDNA) provides a viable alternative to traditional …

Plans are underway to greatly increase rates of groundwater extraction from the Northern
Territory's Cambrian Limestone Aquifer (CLA), particularly above the Beetaloo sub-basin, to …