Predicting the Occurrence of Cave-Inhabiting Fauna Based on Features of the Earth Surface Environment.

One of the most challenging fauna to study in situ is the obligate cave fauna because of the difficulty of sampling. Cave-limited species display patchy and restricted distributions, but it is often unclear whether the observed distribution is a sampling artifact or a true restriction in range. Furt...

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Main Authors: Mary C Christman, Daniel H Doctor, Matthew L Niemiller, David J Weary, John A Young, Kirk S Zigler, David C Culver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4988700?pdf=render