65.5 - Troglophile invertebrate caves

Classification des habitats du Paléarctique (2001)

Description

Caves harbouring communities that include no troglobiont organisms, but include troglophile invertebrates. Generally, they are caves crossed by watercourses or with rich trophic substratum, excavated in limestone afforested zones.

Bibliographie

Devillers P., Devillers-Terschuren J. & Vander Linden C., 2001. PHYSIS Palaearctic Habitat Classification Database. Updated to 10 December 2001. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles. (Source)

Thinès and Tercafs, 1972; Ginet and Decou, 1977; Vornatscher, 1979; Neuherz, 1979; Culver, 1986; Aljancic, 1993; Leser, 1994; Tvrtkovic, 1996; Celhar, 1997.