Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems

S Mammola, E Piano, P Cardoso… - The Anthropocene …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Scientists of different disciplines have recognized the valuable role of terrestrial caves as
ideal natural laboratories in which to study multiple eco-evolutionary processes, from genes …

A global meta-analysis reveals multilevel and context-dependent effects of climate change on subterranean ecosystems

I Vaccarelli, R Colado, S Pallares, DMP Galassi… - One Earth, 2023 - cell.com
Subterranean ecosystems (eg, caves, groundwaters, fissure systems) are often overlooked
in global climate change and conservation agendas. This contrasts with their widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Half a century of thermal tolerance studies in springtails (Collembola): A review of metrics, spatial and temporal trends

P Escribano-Álvarez, LR Pertierra, B Martínez… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global changes in soil surface temperatures are altering the abundances and distribution
ranges of invertebrate species worldwide, including effects on soil microarthropods such as …

Loss of heat acclimation capacity could leave subterranean specialists highly sensitive to climate change

S Pallarés, R Colado, M Botella‐Cruz… - Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Physiological traits are key in determining the vulnerability of narrow range, highly
specialized animals to climate change. It is generally predicted that species from more …

Extending Janzen's hypothesis to temperate regions: a test using subterranean ecosystems

S Mammola, E Piano, F Malard, P Vernon… - Functional …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Janzen's hypothesis (1967; American Naturalist) predicts that tropical habitats with
reduced thermal seasonality would select for species with narrow thermal tolerance, thereby …

Climatic stability, not average habitat temperature, determines thermal tolerance of subterranean beetles

R Colado, S Pallarés, J Fresneda, S Mammola… - Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The climatic variability hypothesis predicts the evolution of species with wide thermal
tolerance ranges in environments with variable temperatures, and the evolution of thermal …

Beyond survival experiments: using biomarkers of oxidative stress and neurotoxicity to assess vulnerability of subterranean fauna to climate change

S Pallarés, JC Sanchez-Hernandez… - Conservation …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Accurate assessments of species vulnerability to climate change need to consider the
physiological capacity of organisms to deal with temperature changes and identify early …

A practical guide for the husbandry of cave and surface invertebrates as the first step in establishing new model organisms

M Lukić, L Jovović, J Bedek, M Grgić, N Kuharić… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
While extensive research on traditional model species has significantly advanced the
biological sciences, the ongoing search for new model organisms is essential to tackle …

Microhabitat selection of a Sicilian subterranean woodlouse and its implications for cave management

G Nicolosi, S Mammola, S Costanzo, G Sabella… - International Journal of …, 2021 - iris.unito.it
Human activities in subterranean environments can affect different ecosystem components,
including the resident fauna. Subterranean terrestrial invertebrates are particularly sensitive …

Differential transcriptomic responses to heat stress in surface and subterranean diving beetles

PG Beasley-Hall, T Bertozzi, TM Bradford… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Subterranean habitats are generally very stable environments, and as such evolutionary
transitions of organisms from surface to subterranean lifestyles may cause considerable …