Hidden biodiversity in the groundwater of the Danube Flood Plain National Park (Austria)

Authors: Danielopol D.L.¹; Pospisil P.²

Source: Biodiversity and Conservation, Volume 10, Number 10, October 2001 , pp. 1711-1721(11)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

A high number of stygobites (35 taxa) was recorded within a protected area, the Lobau in Vienna. It is shown that within National Parks, the identification of biodiversity hotspots of stygobites represents an attractive scientific activity, which increases the cultural value of protected landscapes.

Keywords: biodiversity hotspots; groundwater fauna; National Parks; stygobitic species

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Institute of Limnology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, A-5310 Mondsee, Austria (dan.danielopol@oeaw.ac.at; fax: +43-6232-3578) 2: Reichmanngasse 3/6, A-1160 Vienna, Austria

Publication date: 2001-10-01

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