Temperature variation in caves and its significance for subterranean ecosystems

Abstract Climate change affects all ecosystems, but subterranean ecosystems are repeatedly neglected from political and public agendas. Cave habitats are home to unknown and endangered species, with low trait variability and intrinsic vulnerability to recover from human-induced disturbances. We stud...

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Main Authors: Maria J. Medina, Dragan Antić, Paulo A. V. Borges, Špela Borko, Cene Fišer, Stein-Erik Lauritzen, Jose L. Martín, Pedro Oromí, Martina Pavlek, Ester Premate, Ken P. Puliafico, Alberto Sendra, Ana Sofia P. S. Reboleira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48014-7