Abstract The term Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS) has been used since the early 1980s
in subterranean biology to categorize an array of different hypogean habitats. In general …

We provide the first overview on spiders living in subterranean habitats in Europe, including
the first European subterranean spider checklist. In Europe, there are 486 spider species …

The determinants of biodiversity patterns in the subterranean habitat called Mesovoid
Shallow Substratum (MSS) are not well-understood. In this study, thirty-three scree slopes at …

Interior spaces of the forested rocky debris (MSS) represent a transition zone between the
surface and deep underground spaces and a place of animal adaptation to underground …

Vertical distribution of collembolan communities along a depth gradient and the impact of
temperature and chemical parameters (pH, organic carbon content) on the structure of …

We studied the ecological continuum between caves and the associated network of fissures–
Milieu Souterrain Superficiel (MSS)–in an hypogean site in the Graian Alps, Italy. Over one …

The community patterns of Collembola (Hexapoda) were studied at two sites along a
microclimatically inversed scree slope in a deep karst valley in the Western Carpathians …

With 128 described species and five subspecies, the spider genus Troglohyphantes
(Araneae, Linyphiidae) is a remarkable example of species diversification in the …

Using data from the Czech Republic, we studied the distribution of spiders in soils, crevice
systems, scree and caves, ie subterranean habitats at depths spanning from 10 cm to 100 m …

Quantification of soil biological status, through investigation of edaphic communities'
composition, constitutes an important factor for the assessment of the grassland ecosystems …