Ecology and sampling techniques of an understudied subterranean habitat: the Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS)

2016/10/06 by Stefano Mammola, Pier Mauro Giachino, Elena Piano +5 · 123 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Bedrock #Biology #Cave #Ecology #Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies #Geography #Geology #Geomorphology #Habitat #Karst Systems and Hydrogeology #Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy

paper · open access · doi:10.1007/s00114-016-1413-9

published in Die Naturwissenschaften 103(11-12), 88 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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