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DOI	10.3390/d13050179
	A Primer on Spider Assemblages in Levantine Caves: The Neglected Subterranean Habitats of the Levant-A Biodiversity Mine
	Gavish-Regev, Efrat; Aharon, Shlomi; Armiach Steinpress, Igor; Seifan, Merav; Lubin, Yael
通讯作者	Gavish-Regev, E (corresponding author), Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Natl Nat Hist Collect, Edmond J Safra Campus, IL-9190401 Jerusalem, Israel.
来源期刊	DIVERSITY-BASEL
EISSN	1424-2818
出版年	2021
卷号	13 期号:5
英文摘要	Caves share unique conditions that have led to convergent adaptations of cave-dwelling animals. In addition, local factors act as filters on regional species-pools to shape the assemblage composition of local caves. Surveys of 35 Levantine caves, distributed along a climate gradient from the mesic in the north of Israel to hyper-arid areas in the south of Israel, were conducted to test the effect of cave characteristics, location, climate, bat presence, and guano level on the spider assemblage. We found 62 spider species and assigned four species as troglobites, 28 as troglophiles, and 30 as accidentals. Precipitation, elevation, latitude, minimum temperature, and guano levels significantly affected the composition of cave-dwelling spider assemblages. Caves situated in the Mediterranean region had higher species richness and abundance, as well as more troglobite and troglophile arachnids. These discoveries contribute to the knowledge of the local arachnofauna and are important for the conservation of cave ecosystems. By comparing spider assemblages of Levantine caves to European caves, we identified gaps in the taxonomic research, focusing our efforts on spider families that may have additional cryptic or yet to be described cave-dwelling spider species. Our faunistic surveys are crucial stages for understanding the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms of arachnid speciation in Levantine caves.
英文关键词	accidental cave visitors Arachnida Araneae arid hypogean levant Mediterranean species diversity troglobite troglophile
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000653821000001
WOS关键词	COMMUNITIES ; DIVERSITY ; ECOLOGY
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ; Hebrew University of Jerusalem
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/349946
作者单位	[Gavish-Regev, Efrat; Aharon, Shlomi; Armiach Steinpress, Igor] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Natl Nat Hist Collect, Edmond J Safra Campus, IL-9190401 Jerusalem, Israel; [Aharon, Shlomi; Armiach Steinpress, Igor] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Dept Ecol Evolut & Behav, Edmond J Safra Campus, IL-9190401 Jerusalem, Israel; [Seifan, Merav; Lubin, Yael] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Mitrani Dept Desert Ecol, Swiss Inst Dryland Environm & Energy Res, Blaustein Inst Desert Res, Sede Boqer Campus, IL-8499000 Midreshet Ben Gurion, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gavish-Regev, Efrat,Aharon, Shlomi,Armiach Steinpress, Igor,et al. A Primer on Spider Assemblages in Levantine Caves: The Neglected Subterranean Habitats of the Levant-A Biodiversity Mine[J]. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Hebrew University of Jerusalem,2021,13(5).
APA	Gavish-Regev, Efrat,Aharon, Shlomi,Armiach Steinpress, Igor,Seifan, Merav,&Lubin, Yael.(2021).A Primer on Spider Assemblages in Levantine Caves: The Neglected Subterranean Habitats of the Levant-A Biodiversity Mine.DIVERSITY-BASEL,13(5).
MLA	Gavish-Regev, Efrat,et al."A Primer on Spider Assemblages in Levantine Caves: The Neglected Subterranean Habitats of the Levant-A Biodiversity Mine".DIVERSITY-BASEL 13.5(2021).