The Chemoautotrophically Based Movile Cave Groundwater Ecosystem, a Hotspot of Subterranean Biodiversity

The Chemoautotrophically Based Movile Cave Groundwater Ecosystem, a Hotspot of Subterranean Biodiversity

Movile Cave hosts one of the world’s most diverse subsurface invertebrate communities. In the absence of matter and energy input from the surface, this ecosystem relies entirely on in situ primary productivity by chemoautotrophic microorganisms. The energy source for these microorganisms is the oxid...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Traian Brad, Sanda Iepure, Serban M. Sarbu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
Movile Cave
Romania
subterranean biodiversity
chemoautotrophically based
groundwater ecosystem
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/3/128

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