Cavidades volcanicas en la Isla del Palma (Islas Canarias) I. Descripcion y consideraciones sobre su fauna

Creator

A. L. Medina
J. L. Martin
I. Izquierdo

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Publication Date

January 1994

Abstract

"The description of 27 volcanic caves from La Palma are presented herein: 23 of them are lava tubes and 4 volcanic pits. Their more remarkable geological and biological characteristics are commented and the surveys corresponding to 19 caves are provided. A list of the troglobitic species found in these caves during our study is also presented, standing out for their frequency and abundance the ground beetle Licinopsis angustula, the cockroach Lobopterasp. and the flightless fly Aptilotus martini, all of them local endemisms. -- Authors Open Access - Permission by Author(s) See Extended description for more information.

Keywords

Canary Islands, Spain, Vulcanospeleology

Type

Conference Proceeding

Publisher

Federación Española de Espeleología Federación Canaria de Espeleología

Identifier

K26-01049

Recommended Citation

Medina, A. L.; Martin, J. L.; and Izquierdo, I., "Cavidades volcanicas en la Isla del Palma (Islas Canarias) I. Descripcion y consideraciones sobre su fauna" (1994). KIP Talks and Conferences. 31.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_talks/31