Disturbance Relicts in a Rapidly Changing World : The Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Factor
Caves are considered buffered environments in terms of their ability to sustain near-constant microclimatic conditions. However, cave entrance environments are expected to respond rapidly to changing conditions on the surface. Our study documents an assemblage of endemic arthropods that have persist...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | BioScience. - Oxford University Press. - 64(2014), 8, Seite 711-718
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| 1. Verfasser: |
WYNNE, J. JUDSON
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| Weitere Verfasser: |
BERNARD, ERNEST C.,
HOWARTH, FRANCIS G.,
SOMMER, STEFAN,
SOTO-ADAMES, FELIPE N.,
TAITI, STEFANO,
MOCKFORD, EDWARD L.,
HORROCKS, MARK,
PAKARATI, LÁZARO,
PAKARATI-HOTUS, VICTORIA |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
2014
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | BioScience
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| Schlagworte: | caves
disturbance relict hypothesis
ecological shifts
fern–moss gardens
endemic species
Physical sciences
Biological sciences
Environmental studies
Behavioral sciences |
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