The blurred line between photic and aphotic environments: a large Mexican cave with almost no dark zone

Sistema Muévelo Rico is a 1.2 km long cave in Quintana Roo, less than 2 km from the Caribbean Sea. We measured illuminance to a level of 0.1 lux, organic matter (weight loss on ignition), temperature, and relative humidity. The last two were measured at hourly intervals for nearly one year. Approxim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Luis M. Mejía-Ortíz, Tanja Pipan, David C. Culver, Peter Sprouse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol47/iss1/6/