Caves

Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna
Research on the diversity, significance and distribution of cave animals in anchialine caves -- coastal caves formed in limestone or volcanic rock and flooded with seawater.
http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/

Biological Investigations of Diana Northup
Publications and other information on cave microbiology research at sites including Lechuguilla cave and Cueva de Villa Luz.
http://www.i-pi.com/~diana/

Biospeleology in Romania
About past and present cave biology research in Romania, including information about specific caves.
http://www.speleological-institute-cluj.org/rom_karst/biospeo_en.htm

Biospeleology: The Biology of Caves, Karst and Groundwater
Provides links to a number of sites, sponsored by the Texas Natural Science Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
http://www.utexas.edu/tmm/sponsored_sites/biospeleology/

Cave Biology
Dr Jayant Biswas describes his research into biospeleology, the branch of science that deals with the study of cave organisms, and provides a forum, image gallery and newsletter.
http://cave-biology.org

Cave Biota
Video clips of cave organisms and interviews with scientists about cave biology, with transcripts in English, Spanish and Chinese
http://cavebiota.com

The Cave Life Page
Photographs of cave organisms.
http://wasg.iinet.net.au/clife.html

Caving Canada: Biospeleology in Canada and on the WWW
Includes a directory of biospeleology researchers worldwide, Canadian cave biology directory, and many internet links.
http://www.cancaver.ca/bio/

Groundwater Biology
Exhaustive collection of information about groundwater and cave biology. Checklist and bibliography for most taxa, distribution maps, images and useful links. Updated regularly.
http://www.luciopesce.net/gw/index2.html

Island Karst Research
Studies of bats and other cave biota on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~iskar/

Map of Biodiversity Levels of Karst Landforms in the United States
Summarizes evaluations of biodiversity associated with caves and related features. [jpeg image]
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/uskarst.jpg

Mexico Biospeleology
Reports from field investigations of biology in the underwater caves of northern Mexico.
http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~sjtaylor/cave/mexico/mexico.html

Missouri Cave Critters
Descriptions of bats, cave fish, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrate fauna found in Missouri caves.
http://www.ozarkcaving.com/mss/cavecrit.htm

Missouri Cave Life
Photos of some of the 800 different species of animals recorded in Missouri caves, only about 64 of which are truly cave-adapted troglobites. Also includes photos of cave gates built to conserve cave life and other resources.
http://www.utexas.edu/depts/tnhc/.www/biospeleology/mocavelife/mocavelife.htm

Movile Cave
About the Movile cave, a unique and fragile underground environment near the Black Sea in Romania, a cave whose evolution is driven by chemosynthesis, with special emphasis on cave biota and ecology.
http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/5771/

North American Biospeleology Newsletter
Publication of the Biology section of the National Speleological Society of America providing information about cave biology news and research in biospeleology.
http://nabn.info