Biology and Ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Author

Robert B. Pape

Files

Publication Date

April 2014

Publication Title

Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

Volume Number

76

Issue Number

1

Abstract

A study of the biology and ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, was conducted during a series of four expeditions to the cave between 1994 and 2001. A total of 27 taxa, including 5 vertebrate and 22 macro-invertebrate species, were identified as elements of the ecology of the cave. Bat Cave is the type locality for Eschatomoxys pholeter Thomas and Pape (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and an undescribed genus of tineid moth, both of which were discovered during this study. BatCave has the most species-rich macro-invertebrate ecology currently known in a cave in the park.

Keywords

Biology, Ecology, Bat Cave

Geographic Subject

Arizona, United States

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Identifier

SFS0072897_00001

Recommended Citation

Pape, Robert B., "Biology and Ecology of Bat Cave, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona" (2014). KIP Articles. 698.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/698