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The Biology of Caves and other Subterranean Habitats offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to cave ecology. Whilst there is an emphasis on the organisms that dominate this unique environment, conservation and management aspects are also considered. The book includes a global range of examples and case studies from both caves and non-cave subterranean habitats; it also provides a clear explanation of specialized terms used by speleologists. This accessible text will appeal to researchers new to the field and to the many professional ecologists and conservation practitioners requiring a concise but authoritative overview. Its engaging style will also make it suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in cave and subterranean biology.

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The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats is a scientific book that will be of considerable value to speleobiologists interested in cave biology. * National Speleological Society * Culver and Pipan have hit the mark...overall the book is nicely assembled. * Integrative and Comparative Biology * It is written in a clear and engaging style...If you are only going to have one book on cave biology, this is the one to have. * TREE * The enthusiasm of the authors of this exciting book shines through the text...an accessible and interesting account of a set of habitats. * Bulletin of the British Ecological Society * It is clear that the authors know their way around the literature and are familiar with all of the main aspects of subterranean biology. This is probably the best introduction yet written and is an essential source for all interested in subterranean (emphatically not just cave) biology. * Cave and Karst Science, British Cave Association * The wide-angle lens of i The Biology of Caves r is refreshing and unbiased, and the book complements Culver's earlier works... well written, and accessible to educated audiences at both college and professional levels. I highly recommend. * Thomas L. Poulson, BioScience *

The enthusiasm of the authors of this exciting book shines through the text...an accessible and interesting account of a set of habitats. Bulletin of the British Ecological Society It is written in a clear and engaging style...If you are only going to have one book on cave biology, this is the one to have. TREE Culver and Pipan have hit the mark...overall the book is nicely assembled. Integrative and Comparative Biology The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats is a scientific book that will be of considerable value to speleobiologists interested in cave biology. National Speleological Society

The wide-angle lens of i The Biology of Caves r is refreshing and unbiased, and the book complements Culver's earlier works... well written, and accessible to educated audiences at both college and professional levels. I highly recommend. Thomas L. Poulson, BioScience It is clear that the authors know their way around the literature and are familiar with all of the main aspects of subterranean biology. This is probably the best introduction yet written and is an essential source for all interested in subterranean (emphatically not just cave) biology. Cave and Karst Science, British Cave Association The enthusiasm of the authors of this exciting book shines through the text...an accessible and interesting account of a set of habitats. Bulletin of the British Ecological Society It is written in a clear and engaging style...If you are only going to have one book on cave biology, this is the one to have. TREE Culver and Pipan have hit the mark...overall the book is nicely assembled. Integrative and Comparative Biology The Biology of Caves and Other Subterranean Habitats is a scientific book that will be of considerable value to speleobiologists interested in cave biology. National Speleological Society

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David C. Culver received his Ph.D. in 1970 in Biology from Yale University. He is currently Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for Science at American University in Washington, DC, with broad research interests in subterranean biology, especially biodiversity, biogeography, and ecosystem function. Culver is Treasurer of the Karst Waters Institute, a member of the Virginia Cave Board, and an Honorary Life Member of the National Speleological Society. Tanja Pipan received her Ph.D. in 2003 in Biology from University of Ljubljana. She is currently Research Fellow at the Karst Research Institute ZRC-SAZU with research interests in the ecology, biology, and systematics of the subterranean copepod fauna, especially in the epikarst. Pipan is country coordinator for the Slovenian Long Term Ecological Research program, and Assistant Professor of Karstology at University of Koper. She received the 2004 award from the International Society for Subterranean Biology for best presentation at the meeting in Raipur, India and an award in 2005 for best paper at the International Association of Hydrogeology meeting in Kotar, Montenegro.

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