21. Biospeleology (cave Biology) Main page for the Texas Memorial Museum's web site on biospeleology http://www.utexas.edu/tmm/sponsored_sites/biospeleology/

Biospeleology The Biology of Caves, Karst, and Groundwater This page is sponsored by the Texas Natural Science Center, The University of Texas at Austin and the Missouri Department of Conservation In Memoriam: Dr. Robert W. Mitchell, 1933-2010. [Photo of Dr. Mitchell giving a lecture on bat cave ecology at Bracken Bat Cave, NSS Convention, 1978, by Bill Elliott.] I regret to report that Dr. Robert W. Mitchell, famous Texas cave biologist, invertebrate zoologist, and nature photographer, passed away at his home in San Antonio, Texas, March 18, 2010, after a long illness. His family and many friends met at the home on March 27, 2010 for a memorial celebration. Click here to see the memorial page for Dr. Robert W. Mitchell. Cliff Cave project report, photos, videos and cave gating literature. Proceedings of NCKMS 2007 Bibliographies ... NABN Back issues of North American Biospeleology Newsletter Cave Biota video clips 22 March 2010 Comments to the Webmaster: Bill.Elliott@mdc.mo.gov

22. Speleology Encyclopedia Topics | Reference.com Cave biology . Caves provide a home for many unique biota. Cave ecologies are very diverse, and not sharply distinct from surface habitats. Generally however, the deeper the cave http://www.reference.com/browse/speleology

23. Biological Recorder A UK based organisation addressing all aspects of cave biology. Papers, contacts, email discussion list, grid co-ordinates converter. http://www.bcra.org.uk/biology/

BRITISH CAVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION Home Contact Us BCA Search Show/Hide Site Index Enlarge/Reduce Font Sizes About BCRA Subscription Fees Contact Us Summary Info Constitution History Publications Publications Info Newsletter/Forum/eList Speleology Cave Studies CREG Journal Special Interest Groups SIGs Info Biological Recorder Explosives Users Cave Surveying BCRA Surveying Grades Grants, Prizes, Awards Grant-aid Info Research Fund (CSTRI) Ghar Parau Foundation (GPF) Cave Conservation (UKCCEF) National Awards BCRA Photo Salon Events Info Science Symposium Tech. Symposium Regional Meetings Annual Conference Library British Caving Library Journal Exchanges Cave Science Index Insurance Travel Public Liability retrieveSiteIndexState('public_html'); BCRA Special Interest Groups Graham Proudlove, our Biological Recorder , and his team of experts will be pleased to field your enquiries about cave biology. See BCRA: Contacting Us for details. New Publications in 2006 Essential Sources in Cave Science Proudlove, Graham (ed.) (2006). Essential Sources in Cave Science [Cave Studies Series 16] Subterranean Fishes of the World (July 2006) Proudlove, Graham (2006)

24. Cave Biology Cave Biology. There are several ways to look at cave biology and the ecology of Fisher Cave. The ecosystem approach is a useful beginning. In general, an ecosystem consists of biotic http://jeffdurbin.org/biology.htm

Cave Biology There are several ways to look at cave biology and the ecology of Fisher Cave. The ecosystem approach is a useful beginning. In general, an ecosystem consists of biotic and abiotic elements interacting, while energy flows and nutrients cycle through the system. A cave is a low ordered systemin other words, it is relatively simple. First of all, caves lack the producer (or first trophic) level: there are no plants. Surface systems are usually diverse and complex, and thus stable. Caves, on the other hand, have low stability and are vulnerable to disturbance. As for trophic webs (that is, food chains), caves have a detritus food chain, not a grazing chain ( . The pathway from the base of the web is the breakdown of organic material, not plant-grazing. Energy is limited in caves: it comes second-hand from the surface, via a relatively small quantity of detritus. The conversion of energy from one level to the next is inefficient. Whereas most surface ecosystems convert energy at roughly a 10 percent rate (for example, from plant to herbivore to carnivore), in caves the conversion rate is about 2.5 percent. In a nutshell, a cave ecosystem is characterized by ecological simplicity, scarcity of energy (and thus food), and climatic stability.

25. Cave Biology In Burnsville Cove Biological investigations in Butler Cave, Burnsville Cove, Bath County, Virginia. http://johnrsweet.com/Personal/Caves/cavebiology.html

CAVE BIOLOGY Butler Cave and the Burnsville Cove Last Update: 1 March 2008 15 December 2007: Rhagidia varia, and one unidentified brown mite. We will send both to Zacarda in the Czech Republic for ID. 2. Amphipod: Stygobromus conradi, 4-5 mm specimens from stream. This is the only species known from Butler. 4. Isopod: Caecidotea holsingeri. 5. Springtails: Arrhopalites, probably A. carolynae. 6. Millipede: Zygonopus weyeriensis (previously Trichopetelum weyeriensis 7. Snail: Fontigens morrisoni. Two views of the very small snail, Fontigens morrisoni. Photos by Phil Lucas. Commentary on the above report by Phil Lucas: Charlotte and I are excited that Dan Fong and his colleagues were interested in doing biological collecting in Butler Cave. Their results are very interesting! The specimens they collected are ranked as follows: Global Rank Global ranks are assigned by a consensus of the network of natural heritage programs, scientific experts and NatureServe to designate a rarity rank based on the range-wide status of a species or variety. Ranks are assigned after considering a suite of factors, including number of occurrences, number of individuals and severity of threats. G1 = Extremely rare and critically imperiled with 5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals; or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extinction.

26. Texas Natural Science Center: Texas Natural History Collections- TNHC Home Page Located at the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin. Includes databases, collections, events, and exhibits. http://www.utexas.edu/tmm/tnhc/

var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='DW'; awmAltUrl=''; Texas Natural History Collections About the Collections History Research Collections Facilities Research Collections Ichthyology (fishes) - More than 45,000 lots estimated to contain greater than 1 million specimens. More than half from Texas freshwaters, representing 192 counties. Database searchable online via GBIF. Species distribution maps and fish pictures available upon request. Coming soon, Fishes of Texas. Herpetology (amphibians and reptiles) - Includes 80,000 specimens of reptiles and amphibians: frogs, salamanders, caecilians, lizards, snakes, amphisbaenians, tuataras, crocodilians, and turtles. Database searchable online. Invertebrate Zoology - Contains approximately 400,000 slide-mounted and alcohol-preserved specimens of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms from many parts of the world, but with emphasis on the United States and Mexico. Entomology - 250,000 specimens of dried pinned insects, their nests, and host plant voucher specimens. All entomological collections are now (as of August 2009) housed at the Brackenridge Field Laboratories. Ornithology / Mammalogy (birds and mammals) - 1,800 specimens of birds and more than 6,000 mammals birds and mammals, mostly from Texas and northern Mexico and mostly collected in the 1930s - 1960s, have been transferred to Texas Tech University. Contact

27. HowStuffWorks "Studying Cave Biology" Studying cave biology started in the 1700s. Learn about cave biologists and studying cave biology in this article. http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/cave-biology4.htm

HSW.sm.loadPageInfo(519119); HowStuffWorks Search HowStuffWorks and the web Video Podcasts Blogs Quizzes Games RSS Adventure Animals Auto Culture ... Next Page by Debra Ronca Print Cite Feedback ... Recommend Cite This! Close Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article: Inside this Article Introduction to How Cave Biology Works The Three Types of Cave Life Cave Zones The Cave Ecosystem ... See all Animal Facts articles Studying Cave Biology Extremophiles Humans may think of themselves as the most evolved species, but cave biologists will tell you differently. Extremophiles are organisms that thrive in environments where humans cannot. These hardy little cells can live in ice or even boiling water conditions that would kill most living things. Researchers are looking to cave extremophiles for help in developing new antibiotics and medications for infectious diseases. Perhaps we can trace the origins of cave biology to the late 1700s, when locals spotted foot-long (30.5-centimeter) salamanders in some Slovenian caves [source: Krajick ]. These salamanders called Proteus salamanders were and are among the largest troglobites known. Even though we only became aware of cave biology in the past few centuries, some of the types of organisms dwelling inside caves have been around for hundreds of millions of years.

28. Science Topics Cave Biology. The Biology of Caves, Karst, and Groundwater http//www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/ Cave Ecology. Selected Resources for Biology 143 Cave Ecology http://www.caves.org/committee/education/science_topics.htm

Science Topics Bats Cave Biology Cave Ecology Cave Geology ... Earth Science Bats The Bat Conservation International has many links and information about bats. Look on their Table of Contents, on the left of their screen. The Adventures of Echo the Bat is an interactive site. Students follow Echo The Bat as he migrates through Arizona. (Teacher's Guides) Bat World Sanctuary Links to sites about Bats, for children. http://www.bats4kids.org/ Cave Biology The Biology of Caves, Karst, and Groundwater http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/ Cave Ecology Selected Resources for Biology 143: Cave Ecology http://www6.wittenberg.edu/lib/class/caveecology.php Cave Geology Cave Formations on Navassa Island (near Haiti / Cuba) http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/navassa/geology/ Cave / Karst Hydrology Groundwater Information Pages http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/ Earth's Water: Ground Water http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearthgw.html Cave Life Cavern Classroom, about cave life at Howe Caverns.

29. Anchialine Caves And Cave Biology Diving explorations of anchialine (marine) caves have led to the discovery of numerous animals, previously unknown to science. While these caves are the longest underwater http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/index2.html

Bahamas Bermuda Yucatan Photo Galleries ... Site Map Thomas M. Iliffe e-mail: iliffe@cavebiology.com CaveBiology.com Expedition Slideshows - photos courtesy of Tamara Thomsen To view these photo galleries, click on a picture below, then select slideshow when the new page opens. 2005 Long Island 2006 Abaco 2007 Yucatan 2007 Eleuthera In March 2002, Tom Iliffe and his grad student Scott Webb were invited by film maker Wes Skiles to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico to carry out diving explorations and biological investigations of the Ring of Cenotes, a 180 km diameter semi-circle of water-filled caves. The Ring of Cenotes is the only surface expression of the 65 million year old meteorite impact crater which caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. The story of this expedition, "Watery Graves of the Maya", is recounted in the October 2003 issue of National Geographic Magazine and on the National Geographic website.

30. New York University | Cave Biology Research Group | Facts Cave Biology Facts Cave vertebrates are excellent models to study the genetics of abnormal eye development and metabolic variation. Retinal and lens defects in cave fishes are http://www.nyu.edu/fas/cave/facts.htm

Cave Biology Facts Cave Biology Facts: Cave vertebrates are excellent models to study the genetics of abnormal eye development and metabolic variation. Retinal and lens defects in cave fishes are similar to those seen in humans and to those produced experimentally in the zebrafish development model. Karst systems are critical environmental resources; 40% of our drinking water passes through cave and karst systems. Cave fishes are sensitive indicators of environmental quality. Eye loss in cave fishes is the classic example of regressive evolution, an important phenomenon whose mechanism is still inadequately understood. Cave species have evolved independently, but converge towards a common theme. Their study brings the power of experimental replication to evolutionary biology and ecology, a power formerly restricted to laboratory science. Table of Contents Main The Mission Cave Biology Facts Research Programs Planned Expeditions Affiliations Advisory Board ... Email to Webmaster

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32. Onondaga Cave State Park - Cave Biology, Geology And History - Missouri State Pa Department of Natural Resources, Information concerning state parks and state historic sites in Missouri. http://www.mostateparks.com/onondaga/cavegeohist.htm

33. Cave Biology Network Caves provide a home for many unique biota. Cave ecologies are very diverse, and not sharply distinct from surface habitats. Generally however, the deeper the cave becomes, the http://biospeleology.net/

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35. Cave Biology 1 Cave Biology David Kampwerth, Karst Biologist U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Inventory and Monitoring Biota Cave life is an indicator of cave health. http://www.ntc.blm.gov/krc/uploads/209/Cave Biology 8300-24.pdf

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39. The EnviroLink Network - Anchialine Caves And Cave Biology Diving explorations of anchialine (marine) caves have led to the disovery of numerous animals, previously unknown to science. While these caves are the longest underwater caves http://www.envirolink.org/resource.html?itemid=110302104197&catid=3

40. U.S. Cavers Forum - Tom Aley - Cave Biology & Conservation U.S. Cavers the caving forum for cavers - by cavers Author Topic Tom Aley - Cave Biology Conservation (Read 867 times) Sharon Faulkner Caver Admin member is offline http://nssmembersforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=biospeleology&action=di

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