Author/Editor		Pipan, Tanja; Brancelj, Anton
Title		The fauna of epikarst - Copepoda (Crustacea) in percolation water of karst caves in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		Ann, Ser Hist Nat (Koper)
Vol. and No.		Letnik 13, št. 2
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 223-7
Language		eng
Abstract		Special attention was given to the stygobiotic species of copepods (Crustacea); their habitat is above the cave but under the surface in the so-called epikarst zone. Diversity dynamics of Copepoda were studied in six karst caves. In some caves (Postojnska jama, Pivka jama, Črna jarna), samples were collected once per week. In the other three caves (Škocjanske jame, Dimnice, Županova jama), we sampled trickles once a month during 2000 and 2001. In total, 37 species were collected in the caves. From this habitat, 11 species new to science were recognized. New species living there are particularly restricted in distribution to one or few trickles of water dripping from the ceiling. The results of the faunistic research indicate that biodiversity of Copepoda in epikarst is very high on the local scale as well as over a wider area
Descriptors		CRUSTACEA FRESH WATER ECOSYSTEM POPULATION DENSITY SLOVENIA