The discipline of subterranean biology has provided us incredible information on the diversity, ecology and evolution of species living in different typologies of subterranean habitats. However, a general lack of information on the relationships between cave species still exists, leaving uncertainty regarding the dynamics that hold together cave communities and the roles of specific organisms (from the least to the most adapted species) for the community, as well as the entire ecosystem. This Special Issue aims to stimulate and gather studies which are focusing on cave communities belonging to all different typologies of subterranean habitats, with the overarching goal to corroborate the key role of the subterranean biology in ecological and evolutionary studies.

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洞穴社区：从地表边界到深深的黑暗

地下生物学学科为我们提供了有关生活在地下生境的不同类型中的物种的多样性，生态学和进化的令人难以置信的信息。但是，仍然普遍缺乏关于洞穴物种之间关系的信息，这使得将洞穴群落聚集在一起的动力学以及特定生物体（从最小到最适应物种）对于群落的作用以及对群落的不确定性。整个生态系统。本期专刊旨在激发并收集针对地下生境所有不同类型的洞穴群落的研究，其首要目标是证实地下生物学在生态和进化研究中的关键作用。