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• Biospeleology - Illinois Natural History Survey web site. Within caves a diverse biota may be found, exhibiting varying degrees of adaptation to the subterranean environment. Information and links about cave habitats and fauna, as well as cave protection and related topics.

  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: 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

  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