The Yucatan Peninsula (YP) presents heterogeneous environments in a karstic landscape
that has been formed from permeable sedimentary rocks dating from the Cretaceous period …

Anchialine caves are characterized by high levels of endemism and extreme conditions.
However, few ecological studies have been conducted in these ecosystems. This study …

Abstract The Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico is a carbonate platform well-known for extensive
karst networks of densely stratified aquifer ecosystems. This aquifer supports diverse …

Porifera has been relatively well studied from underwater caves worldwide. However,
sponges in Mexico are only known from two anchialine caves: La Quebrada and El Aerolito …

“El Aerolito” is the most biodiverse cenote cave globally, home to Poecilia velifera and
Gambusia yucatana. However, their trophic niches and interactions remain undescribed. A …

The anchialine caves of the Yucatan Peninsula (YP) are singular ecosystems that develop
close to the shoreline, composed of underground passageways that can extend for tens of …

We report an Illumina high-throughput sequencing protocol of eukaryotic microbes in the
world's deepest marine blue hole, Sansha Yongle Blue Hole, Xisha, South China Sea. The …

Subterranean estuaries are coastal ecosystems characterized by vertically stratified
groundwater. The biota within these ecosystems is relatively understudied due to the …

Sponge-associated microorganisms are key influencers of nutrient biogeochemistry and
important sources of bioactive natural products. This study provides the first insights into the …

The calanoid copepod family Epacteriscidae is one of the most representative cave-dwelling
copepods worldwide, especially in the Caribbean region. We provide new records of two …