干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia

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DOI	10.3390/d13100482
	A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia
	Clark, Huon L.; Buzatto, Bruno A.; Halse, Stuart A.
通讯作者	Halse, SA (corresponding author), Bennelongia Environm Consultants, 5 Bishop St, Jolimont, WA 6014, Australia.
来源期刊	DIVERSITY-BASEL
EISSN	1424-2818
出版年	2021
卷号	13 期号:10
英文摘要	Knowledge of subterranean fauna has mostly been derived from caves and streambeds, which are relatively easily accessed. In contrast, subterranean fauna inhabiting regional groundwater aquifers or the vadose zone (between surface soil layers and the watertable) is difficult to sample. Here we provide species lists for a globally significant subterranean fauna hotspot in the Robe Valley of the Pilbara region, Western Australia. This fauna was collected from up to 50 m below ground level using mining exploration drill holes and monitoring wells. Altogether, 123 subterranean species were collected over a distance of 17 km, comprising 65 troglofauna and 58 stygofauna species. Of these, 61 species were troglobionts and 48 stygobionts. The troglofauna occurs in small voids and fissures in mesas comprised mostly of an iron ore formation, while the stygofauna occurs in the alluvium of a river floodplain. The richness of the Robe Valley is not a localized aberration, but rather reflects the richness of the arid Pilbara region. While legislation in Western Australia has recognized the importance of subterranean fauna, mining is occurring in the Robe Valley hotspot with conditions of environmental approval that are designed to ensure species persistence.
英文关键词	stygobiont troglobiont conservation groundwater arid zone mining
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:000712317900001
WOS关键词	CHANNEL IRON DEPOSITS ; SHORT-RANGE ENDEMISM ; PILBARA REGION ; PATTERNS ; FAUNA ; ENVIRONMENTS ; PSEUDOSCORPIONES ; SCHIZOMIDA ; SPECIATION
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Ecology
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
来源机构	University of Western Australia
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/368359
作者单位	[Clark, Huon L.; Buzatto, Bruno A.; Halse, Stuart A.] Bennelongia Environm Consultants, 5 Bishop St, Jolimont, WA 6014, Australia; [Buzatto, Bruno A.] Macquarie Univ, Dept Biol Sci, 6 Wallys Walk, Macquarie Park, NSW 2109, Australia; [Buzatto, Bruno A.] Univ Western Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Clark, Huon L.,Buzatto, Bruno A.,Halse, Stuart A.. A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia[J]. University of Western Australia,2021,13(10).
APA	Clark, Huon L.,Buzatto, Bruno A.,&Halse, Stuart A..(2021).A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia.DIVERSITY-BASEL,13(10).
MLA	Clark, Huon L.,et al."A Hotspot of Arid Zone Subterranean Biodiversity: The Robe Valley in Western Australia".DIVERSITY-BASEL 13.10(2021).