More than 500 subterranean taxa are known in Croatia and 50% are endemic. Many are relicts of fauna from deep in the geological past.
Biospeleology is a scientific branch that studies subterranean animals, their habitats and their mutual relationships. The name comes from three words of Greek origin: bios, meaning life, speleos, meaning cavity, and logos, meaning science. This is a synthesis of sciences that bring together two fundamental scientific disciplines: biology and speleology.
The underground world of karst: biospeleology
Biospeleology is a scientific branch that studies subterranean animals, their habitats and their mutual relationships. The name comes from three words of Greek origin: bios, meaning life, speleos, meaning cavity, and logos, meaning science. This is a synthesis of sciences that bring together two fundamental scientific disciplines: biology and speleology.
The underground world of karst: biospeleology