Terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Polish caves – a summary of 100 years of research

By

Kocot-Zalewska, Joanna
Domagała, Paweł

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

Subterranean Biology

Volume

33

Pages

45--69

Subjects

Caves , Checklist , invertebrate , Poland , subterranean fauna , terrestrial

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.33.48805

 

Abstract

The year 2018 is particularly important in the history of zoological research in Poland. A hundred years ago, Kazimierz Demel published the first work concerning the terrestrial cave fauna of caves in the Ojców area. In this paper we present the extent of research on the terrestrial invertebrate fauna of Polish caves in the last 100 years. All accessible research papers that have been published during this period were analysed. Based on published literature, 593 species of terrestrial invertebrate were recorded in Polish caves. Additionally, detailed list of species of individual taxonomic groups was provided.