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Title: | The Diversity of Subterranean Terrestrial Arthropods in Resava Cave (Eastern Serbia) | Authors: | Vesović, Nikola Deltshev, Christo Mitov, Plamen Antić, Dragan Stojanović, Dalibor Z. Stojanović, Dejan V. Stojanović, Katarina Božanić, Milenka Ignjatović-Ćupina, Aleksandra Ćurčić, Srećko |
Keywords: | Arthropoda;;Subterranean fauna;;Troglobite;;Troglophile;;Trogloxene;;Karst;;Limestone;;Biospeleology;;Balkans. | Issue Date: | 2024 | Rank: | M22 | Publisher: | MPDI | Journal: | Diversity | Volume: | 16 | Issue: | 4 | Start page: | 234 | Abstract: | The Balkan region is rich in limestone deposits, which have created one of the largest hotspots of subterranean biodiversity. This paper gives an overview of the diversity of subterranean terrestrial arthropods in Resava Cave in eastern Serbia. This cave is protected and has the status of a natural monument. At the same time, it is one of the most visited caves in Serbia and its surroundings. Our study comprises the results of three years of biospeleological investigations of the famous Serbian cave in combination with data from the few available literature sources on the arthropod fauna of the cave. The arthropod samples were collected both manually and with pitfall traps. A total of 107 arthropod species from the four major subphyla were registered in the cave: 66 species of Hexapoda, 27 species of Chelicerata, 11 species of Myriapoda and three species of Crustacea. For four troglobitic, 16 troglophilic and 87 trogloxenic species recorded in the cave, descriptions of their microhabitats and information on their distribution in the cave are given. Considering the medium size of Resava Cave and the lack of permanent water flow in the two main levels on the one hand, and the large number of arthropod species recorded on the other, the cave is relatively rich in hypogean terrestrial arthropod fauna compared to other caves in Serbia that have been biospeleologically studied so far. |
URI: | https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7166 | ISSN: | 1424-2818 | DOI: | 10.3390/d16040234 |
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