Cave Biodiversity

Book Review| May 01 2024 Cave Biodiversity: Speciation and Diversity of Subterranean Fauna Cave Biodiversity: Speciation and Diversity of Subterranean Fauna. Edited by J. Judson Wynne. 2022. John Hopkins University Press. (ISBN 978-1421444574). 352 pages. Hardcover. $95. Ebook also available. Kirstin Milks, Kirstin Milks Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Frank Brown Cloud, Frank Brown Cloud Department Editor Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Jonathan Morris Jonathan Morris Professor Emeritus of Biology, Manchester Community College, Middletown, CT 06457 [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar [email protected] The American Biology Teacher (2024) 86 (5): 323. https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2024.86.5.323 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Jonathan Morris; Cave Biodiversity: Speciation and Diversity of Subterranean Fauna. The American Biology Teacher 1 May 2024; 86 (5): 323. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2024.86.5.323 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentThe American Biology Teacher Search Caves present a unique environment for studying and understanding interactions that occur within ecosystems. The limited number of factors that contribute to a cave's ecosystem means that the complexities of their ecosystem are easier to study and understand than those above ground. A terrestrial cave is mostly a closed system with a limited number of inhabiting species and limited availability of resources, and they maintain relatively constant environmental conditions. Much like an isolated island, caves are simpler ecosystems than Earth's large land masses or open aquatic environments. This makes the isolated subterranean environment of caves a useful model to learn about how ecosystems generally function. Cave Biodiversity is a collection of seven chapters, each authored by one or more international cave research scientists, that present a wide range of topics related to what the authors have learned about subterranean environments as well-referenced academic articles. Chapters present the researchers' findings and... You do not currently have access to this content.