Biodiversity in Subterranean Habitats

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is focused on the biodiversity of subterranean habitats. We are opening this Special Issue because whilst the habitats around us, fueled mostly by photosynthesis, currently comprise the focus of most biodiversity studies, the knowledge of the world beneath our feet lags behind. Most studies are still focused on the traditional description of taxa, given that new species are discovered and described frequently from subterranean habitats worldwide. The types of subterranean habitats are very diverse, both terrestrial and aquatic. The former comprise the soil, the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel, as well as dry caves. The latter comprise the hyporheic zone beneath streams and rivers, aquifers, cave streams and other aquatic habitats.

In this Special Issue we welcome the submission of manuscripts tackling various types of organisms, from bacteria and fungi to salamanders and bats. We encourage studies that have a main focus on the ecological relationships of taxa with environmental parameters, about the biology of species, as well as biogeographic studies. If the manuscript has a strong focus on taxonomy, it should be extended beyond simple taxonomic description of new species and embedded within a higher framework, such as the ecology of the group of study and/or molecular phylogeny and biogeography.

Dr. Octavian Pacioglu
Guest Editor

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