Moradores en el reino del silencio: El medio subterráneo en el Parque Nacional del Teide

• Antonio J. Pérez ; Nicolás Martín ; Pedro Oromí ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de La Laguna

     Universidad de La Laguna

     San Cristóbal de La Laguna, España

     
• Localización: El Indiferente: Centro de Educación Ambiental Municipal, ISSN-e 1885-5172, Nº. 22, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Edición especial 20 aniversario), págs. 42-55
• Idioma: español
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  • Living in the silent kingdom: The underground environment of Teide National Park
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  • The subterranean habitat is an underground network of caves, voids and cracks. The fauna occurring in this environment is mostly formed by troglobitic species. These animals have undergone adaptations that have permitted them to live in this difficult and inhospitable habitat. Due to these changes, they cannot survive out of this environment. The troglobitic fauna present in the Canary Islands has been found in lava tubes formed by pahoehoe basaltic flows, in volcanic pits and in the MSS (mesovoid shallow substratum). Studies carried out since the 1980s have shown that this archipelago has a rich diversity of species adapted to subterranean habitats, with more than 150 described species. Most of them have been discovered in studies conducted in lava tubes, but the MSS also harbours a significant amount of exclusive species (31) besides those that are also present in volcanic caves (37). In 2014 we started a study of a new habitat, pyroclastic accumulations, with surprising results.