Epikarst - A Promising habitat Copepod fauna, its diversity and ecology. A case study from Slovenia (Europe)

• Main Author: Pipan, Tanja (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Ljubljana ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2005
• Series: Carsologica 5
• Subjects: Slovenia; Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Biodiversity; biodiversity; copepods; epikarst; fauna; karst caves; research; speleobiology; biološka raznovrstnost; ceponožci; epikras; favna; kraške jame; raziskave; Slovenija; speleobiologija
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The book represents a detailed study of the fauna of drips and drip pools in six caves in Slovenia. Drips and drip pools are important because they are just about the only way of assessing the epikarst community. Using a special sampling device, it was possible to sample individual drips for extende...