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SMITH and Susan WHITE. BL: Cf p. 8, "Porndon Arch caves,
where he gave due emphasis to the presence of the bats, and found that
some settlers were using the guano as garden fertilizer"; p. 9, "Hamilton-
Smith (1968, 1972) and Simpson & Smith (1964) studied the bat
populations and the invertebrate fauna, primarily in Skipton Cave and
some of the Byaduk Caves. There is also an interesting study of the
ecology of Tunnel Cave by a group of students (Johnson & others,
1968)"; p. 20, "The mining activities may have contributed to the
disappearance of the large bat colony (reported by Robinson, and by
Selwyn in 1875, but gone by the time the cave was visited by Fletcher in
1895)". http://www.vulcanospeleology.org/symposia.html
GRISMER (L. L.), SUMONTHA (M.), COTA (M.),
GRISMER (J. L.), WOOD (P. L. Jr), PAUWELS (O. S.
G.) & KUNYA (K.), 2010. A revision and redescription
of the rock gecko Cnemaspis siamensis (Taylor, 1925)
(Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Peninsular Thailand with
descriptions of seven new species. Zootaxa 2576(August
25):1-55, 23 pl., 32 réf. ABS: A taxonomic revision of Cnemaspis
siamensis (Smith, 1925) revealed it to be a complex composed of four
species: C. siamensis (Smith, 1925) which occurs on Ko Tao Island, Surat
Thani Province and on the peninsula ranges from Khao Mod, Surat Thani
Province in the south, northward east of the Tenasserim Mountains to
Kaeng Krachan National Park, Phetchaburi Province; C. chanardi sp.
nov. ranging from Tai Rom Yen National Park, Surat Thani Province in
the north, southward through the western foothills of the Nakhon Si
Thammarat and Sankalakhiri Mountains to Phuphaphet Cave, Satun
Province and westward to Khlong Thom District, Krabi Province; C.
vandeventeri sp. nov. ranging from Kapur District, Ranong Province
southward to at least Khlong Had Sompen, District, Ranong Province
west of the Tenasserim and Phuket Mountains and possibly all the way to
Phuket Island; and C. kamolnorranathi sp. nov. restricted to the
northwestern section of the Itshmus of Kra, ranging from Tham Khao
Sonk, Thachana District, Surat Thani Province southward to Tai Rom
Yen National Park, Surat Thani Province. These species are easily
separated from one another on the basis of their unique combination of
having or lacking precloacal pores, dark gular markings, a series of
lightly colored bars on the flanks, and a lightly colored, prescapular
crescent as well as other aspects of squamation. Four additional new
species from western and southern Thailand are also described: C.
huaseesom sp. nov. from Sai Yok National Park, Kanchanaburi Province;
C. punctatonuchalis sp. nov. from Thap Sakae District, Prachuap Khiri
Khan Province; C. narathiwatensis sp. nov. ranging from Waeng District,
Narathiwat Province south to Bang Lang, Yala Province; and C.
niyomwanae sp. nov. from Thum Khao Ting, Palean District, Trang
Province, Thailand. These species are differentiated from each other and
all other Cnemaspis on the basis of their unique combinations of color
pattern and squamation characters. This brings the total number of
species of Cnemaspis in Thailand from five to 12 and continues to
illustrate that the unrealized diversity in this group is a function of
unfocused collecting efforts coupled with poor taxonomy. KW:
Squamata, Gekkonidae, Cnemaspis, Thailand, new species.
http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2010/2576.html
GROL (B. P. F. E.) & VOÛTE (A. M.), 2010. Hibernating
bats in the Schenkgroeve, an artificial limestone cave in
south Limburg, the Netherlands. Lutra 53(1):29-46.
http://www.zoogdiervereniging.nl/node/1018
Groupe Chiroptères Aquitaine (GCA), 2010. Le Vallon du
Cros… menacé par l'un des fuseaux de la LGV. Décembre
2009 (Version actualisée le 18 Janvier 2010), 12 p.
Groupe herpétologique drômois & LPO Drôme, 2010.
Atlas préliminaire des Reptiles et des Amphibiens de la
Drôme. ISBN: 978-2-9534797-1-3, Septembre 2010, 107
p. Voir: VINCENT (S.), 2010. Pélodyte ponctué Pelodytes
punctatus (Daudin, 1803):36-37.
Groupe mammologique normand, 2010. Plan Interrégional
d'Action Chiroptères 2009-2013. Bilan 2009-2010. Haute-
Normandie. 105 p., 8 Décembre 2010.
http://www.gmn.asso.fr/index.php?post/Un-nouveau-site
GRÜNKE (S.), LICHTSCHLAG (A.), BEER (D. de),
KUYPERS (M.), LÖSEKANN-BEHRENS (T.),
RAMETTE (A.) & BOETIUS (A.), 2010. Novel
Bernard LEBRETON & Jean-Pierre BESSON
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observations of Thiobacterium, a sulfur-storing
Gammaproteobacterium producing gelatinous mats. The
ISME Journal 4(March 11):1031-1043. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2010.23. ABS: The genus
Thiobacterium includes uncultivated rod-shaped microbes containing
several spherical grains of elemental sulfur and forming conspicuous
gelatinous mats. Owing to the fragility of mats and cells, their 16S
ribosomal RNA genes have not been phylogenetically classified. This
study examined the occurrence of Thiobacterium mats in three different
sulfidic marine habitats: a submerged whale bone, deep-water seafloor
and a submarine cave. All three mats contained massive amounts of
Thiobacterium cells and were highly enriched in sulfur. Microsensor
measurements and other biogeochemistry data suggest chemoautotrophic
growth of Thiobacterium. Sulfide and oxygen microprofiles confirmed
the dependence of Thiobacterium on hydrogen sulfide as energy source.
Fluorescence in situ hybridization indicated that Thiobacterium spp.
belong to the Gammaproteobacteria, a class that harbors many matforming
sulfide-oxidizing bacteria. Further phylogenetic characterization
of the mats led to the discovery of an unexpected microbial diversity
associated with Thiobacterium. KW: Gelatinous mats, microsensor, sulfur
oxidizer, Thiobacterium.
Grupo de Espeleología de Villacarrillo (G. E. V.), 2010.
Nueva Especie Cavernícola. En Acción 29:11. Revista de
Voluntariado Ambiental. Consejería de Medio Ambiente
de la Junta de Andalucía.
GUADANUCCI (J. P. L.), BRAGA (P. L. M.), DE SOUZA
SÁ (F.) & DA FONSECA FERREIRA (R.), 2010. A
troglophyle population of Diplura sp. (Araneae:
Mygalomorphae: Dipluridae) in a quartzitic cave in
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil:172. In: 18 th
International Congress of Arachnology, University of
Podlasie & International Society of Arachnology, Siedlce,
Poland, 11-17 July 2010, Book of Abstracts, editor: Marek
ŻABKA, ISBN: 978-83-7051-575-1, 507 p. ABS: The cave
Monte Cristo, located at 18°17.822'S, 43°33.511'W, is an approximately
200 meters long quartizic formation. Hypogean environments house
animals classified in three ecological-evolutionary categories according
to their dependency on the cave: trogloxene, troglophyle and troglobite.
During an inventory survey on cavernicolous arachnids in caves in
Diamantina, state of Minas Gerais, several representatives of Diplura sp.
were found. Considering the rarity of dense populations of
Mygalomorphae spiders in caves, this finding led us to conduct a survey
on the population dynamics of such species. Representatives of the genus
Diplura are easily recognized by its mid-sized body, long posterior lateral
spinnerets and presence of a maxillary lyra composed of few clavate
setae. They build silky webs with tunnels with sheet web at the entrance,
what makes them easily found. This work aims at studying this
population and present data on the abundance of individuals, spatial
distribution within the cave, territoriality, phenology and circadian
rhythm. We have done three excursions from January to March of 2010,
when all webs with spiders were marked and numbered, and all spiders
found were marked with coloured ink on the carapace. A total of 38
individuals were marked, what makes it the largest mygalomorph
population recorded inside a cave, 13 in the first trip, nine in the second
and 16 in the third. Several spiderlings were found in the third excursion,
indicating the end of the reproductive season, when all juveniles have
already hatched and started to disperse and establish shelters in the
habitat. Twenty four individuals were found close to the entrance, and the
rest were at the aphotic region, where temperatures are lower and more
constant and humidity is higher. We found no significant difference in the
abundance of potential preys in the different regions of the cave, having
no relation to spider distribution. Only one spider changed its web
location during the observations and built a new shelter less than 1 meter
away. Moreover, the number of old exuviae deep within the webs of
many spiders found indicates that once the spider has established its web,
it remains there for the rest of the life. Careful searches have been done in
the surroundings of the cave and no representatives or webs of Diplura
sp. were found, showing the clear preference for the cave environment.
Several other animals are known to inhabit caves as troglophyles (e. g.
bats, harvestman, pseudoscorpions, several insects), what shows the
importance for the preservation of such environments. Monthly
observations will be done during a year to evaluate aspects on the
phenology and circadian rhythms of this population.