Bihourly Subterranean Temperature and Relative Humidity Data from the Nullarbor Plain, Australia (Nov 2019–Mar 2021) by Matej Lipar, Mateja Ferk

“…This research provides bihourly temperature and relative humidity data from ten measuring locations in eight caves from one of the largest contiguous arid karst areas in the world, the Nullarbor Plain in south Australia. The current data span the period from November 2019 to March 2021, and represent the first continuous published monitoring of the subterranean features in this area. …”
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Microbial Populations of Stony Meteorites: Substrate Controls on First Colonizers by Alastair W. Tait, Emma J. Gagen, Siobhan A. Wilson, Andrew G. Tomkins, Gordon Southam

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A Case for Below-Ground Dispersal? Insights into the Biology, Ecology and Conservation of Blind Cave Spiders in the Genus <i>Troglodiplura</i> (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae) by Jessica R. Marsh, Steven J. Milner, Matthew Shaw, Andrew J. Stempel, Mark S. Harvey, Michael G. Rix

“…Previously described from only fragments of exoskeleton and juvenile specimens, the cave spider genus <i>Troglodiplura</i> (Araneae: Anamidae), endemic to the Nullarbor Plain, is the only troglomorphic member of the infraorder Mygalomorphae recorded from Australia. …”
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A re-evaluation of the palaeoclimatic significance of phosphorus variability in speleothems revealed by high-resolution synchrotron micro XRF mapping by S. Frisia, A. Borsato, R. N. Drysdale, B. Paul, A. Greig, M. Cotte

“…&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; In this paper, the distribution of P in one modern and two Early Pliocene speleothems formed in coastal caves on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and the Nullarbor Plain (southern Australia) is investigated using microscopy and ultra-high resolution chemical mapping. …”
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Evolutionary Relationships and Range Evolution of Greenhood Orchids (Subtribe Pterostylidinae): Insights From Plastid Phylogenomics by Katharina Nargar, Katharina Nargar, Kate O’Hara, Kate O’Hara, Kate O’Hara, Allison Mertin, Allison Mertin, Stephen J. Bent, Lars Nauheimer, Lalita Simpson, Heidi Zimmer, Brian P. J. Molloy, Mark A. Clements

“…Long-distance dispersals to southwest Australia commenced from the late Miocene onwards, after the establishment of the Nullarbor Plain, which constitutes a strong edaphic barrier to mesic plants. …”
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