Diversity and Distribution of Australian Stygobiont and Other Groundwater-Associated Amphipods (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Peracarida)

Numerous and diverse groundwater habitats suitable for sustaining aquatic invertebrate communities exist across Australia. These habitats include enclosed subterranean aquifer systems, fractured rock, alluvial aquifers, perched aquifers, artesian springs, and spring-fed seeps and marshes. Crustacean...

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Published in:Diversity (Basel) 2024-10, Vol.16 (10), p.650
Main Authors: King, Rachael A, Cooper, Steven J. B, Schwartz, Benjamin, Leijs, Remko, Stringer, Danielle N, Humphreys, William F, Thornhill, Jake, Guzik, Michelle T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alluvial aquifers
Amphipoda
Analysis
Aquatic organisms
Aquifer systems
Aquifers
Artesian springs
Australia
Biodiversity
Biological diversity
conservation
Crustaceans
Distribution
diversity
Ecosystem management
Ecosystems
Endemism
Groundwater
Habitats
Identification and classification
Invertebrates
Shellfish
Species diversity
stygobiont
Water conservation
Water springs
Water, Underground
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Summary:Numerous and diverse groundwater habitats suitable for sustaining aquatic invertebrate communities exist across Australia. These habitats include enclosed subterranean aquifer systems, fractured rock, alluvial aquifers, perched aquifers, artesian springs, and spring-fed seeps and marshes. Crustaceans are a dominant member of these groundwater-associated invertebrate communities, and amphipods, both stygobiont and associated epigean species, are particularly diverse yet are still relatively poorly known. We review both the diversity and distributions of Australian amphipods associated with groundwater habitats, describing hotspots of diversity, providing notes on the unique Australian habitats, and examining the extraordinary species diversity and endemism of the Australian species. Our review highlights the significance of Australian groundwater ecosystems, their associated biodiversity, and the importance in considering these ecosystems in groundwater conservation management plans.
ISSN:1424-2818
1424-2818
DOI:10.3390/d16100650