Mediterranean spring ecosystems are unique habitats at the interface between surface
water and groundwater. These ecosystems support a remarkable array of biodiversity and …

Groundwaters host vital resources playing a key role in the near future. Subterranean fauna
and microbes are crucial in regulating organic cycles in environments characterized by low …

Subterranean ecosystems host highly adapted aquatic invertebrate biota which play a key
role in sustaining groundwater ecological functioning and hydrological dynamics. However …

Groundwaters host highly adapted fauna, known as stygofauna, which play a key role in
maintaining the functional integrity of subterranean ecosystems. Stygofaunal niche studies …

The hyporheic zone (HZ) is a sensitive ecotone in river ecosystems because of its
biodiversity and susceptibility to human activities. Hyporheic fauna are exposed to multiple …

Estimating the growth and population dynamics of crustaceans is important for
understanding the role of species in ecosystems and for conservation and monitoring …

Mediterranean karst springs are affected by strong climatic seasonality, with long, dry and
hot summers and are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic pressures. In Sardinia …

Karst ecosystems are considered as priority environments for the protection of biodiversity
on a global scale. This study provides a first comparative analysis of epilithic diatom flora …

We conducted an on‐site monitoring study involving seasonal collection of microbial mats
samples from the Krčić spring located in the Dinaric karst in Croatia. This intermittent karst …

A tufa mound developed at La Saline Lake, an oxbow of the Athabasca River in the
Athabasca Oil Sands deposit of north‐east Alberta, is characterised by an unusual …