Bermuda’s Walsingham Caves: A Global Hotspot for Anchialine Stygobionts
Bermuda is an Eocene age volcanic island in the western North Atlantic, entirely capped by Pleistocene eolian limestone. The oldest and most highly karstified limestone is a 2 km<sup>2</sup> outcrop of the Walsingham Formation containing most of the island’s 150+ caves. Extensive network...
Main Authors: | Thomas M. Iliffe, Fernando Calderón-Gutiérrez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/8/352 |
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