A new food web based on microbes in calcitic caves: The Cansiliella (beetles) case in northern Italy

International Journal of Speleology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-52

  Paoletti, Maurizio G ^a   Beggio, Mattia ^a   Dreon, Angelo Leandro ^a   Pamio, Alberto ^a   Gomiero, Tiziano ^a   Brilli, Mauro ^b   Dorigo, Luca ^d   Concheri, Giuseppe ^a   Squartini, Andrea ^a   Engel, Annette Summers ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Museo Friulano di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Cansiliella servadeii; Cave; Food web; Microorganisms; Moonmilk; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BEETLE; CALCITE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CAVE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FAUNA; FOOD WEB; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PHOSPHORUS; SPELEOTHEM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ITALY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANSILIELLA; COLEOPTERA; DELLA;

EID: 79959481937     PISSN: 03926672     EISSN: 1827806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5038/1827-806X.40.1.6     Document Type: Article

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