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The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats

By: David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan

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The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats

By: David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan

The second edition of this widely cited textbook continues to provide a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave and subterranean biology, describing this fascinating habitat and its biodiversity. It covers a range of biological processes including ecosystem function, evolution and adaptation, community ecology, biogeography, and conservation. The authors draw on a global range of examples and case studies from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats. One of the barriers to the study of subterranean biology has been the extraordinarily large number of specialized terms used by researchers; the authors explain these terms clearly and minimize the number that they use. This new edition retains the same 10 chapter structure of the original, but the content has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect the huge increase in publications concerning subterranean biology over the last decade.

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Oxford University Press

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0192552767

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9780192552761

Shallow Subterranean Habitats

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation

By: David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan

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Shallow Subterranean Habitats

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation

By: David C. Culver,Tanja Pipan

Shallow subterranean habitats (SSHs) are areas of habitable space that are less than 10 m in depth from the surface. These range from large areas such as shallow caves and lava tubes, to tiny areas such as cracks in ceilings, or spaces in soil. Whilst being very different in many ways, they are often bound together by shared characteristics of the habitats and their faunas, and their study can help us to understand subterranean habitats in general. This book concentrates on the more typical SSHs of intermediate size (seepage springs, spaces between rocks, cracks in lava etc.), describing the habitats, their fauna, and the ecological and evolutionary questions posed. Similarities and differences between the habitats are considered and discussed in a broader ecological and evolutionary context. The book is mainly aimed at students and researchers in the field of subterranean biology, but will also be of interest to a wider range of ecologists, evolutionary biologists, freshwater biologists, and conservationists. There will also be an audience of environmental professionals.

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0199646171

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9780199646173

Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

The Evolution of Gammarus Minus

By: David C. Culver,Thomas C. Kane,Daniel W. Fong

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Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

The Evolution of Gammarus Minus

By: David C. Culver,Thomas C. Kane,Daniel W. Fong

Their work reveals the advantages of caves for studying natural selection: the highly simplified habitats found underground serve as a natural laboratory for the evolutionary biologist, and the distinctive morphological features of cave fauna provide a wealth of data on evolutionary history and natural selection.

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Harvard University Press

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0674004256

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9780674004252

Managing Local Government Under Union Pressure

By: David T. Stanley

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Managing Local Government Under Union Pressure

By: David T. Stanley

This study concentrates on union influence on the administration of nineteen urban areas ranging from Dade County, Florida to Tacoma, Washington. Using examples from cities and counties and interviews with city officials and union leaders, the author illuminates the major patterns of change in public administration resulting from union activities"--Book jacket.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815781024

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9780815781028

Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

The Evolution of Gammarus Minus

By: David C. Culver,Thomas C. Kane,Daniel W. Fong

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The Evolution of Gammarus Minus

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Book's by David C. Culver

The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats

The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats

Shallow Subterranean Habitats

Shallow Subterranean Habitats

Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

Managing Local Government Under Union Pressure

Managing Local Government Under Union Pressure

Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

Adaptation and Natural Selection in Caves

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