💧 Groundwater is vital for people, food, and ecosystems, but irrigation can threaten it through habitat loss and contamination. #DarCo ( #BiodivProtect) & #SubBioMon ( #BiodivMon) call for sustainable practices, precision tech, and stronger biomonitoring.
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Oxygen Consumption and Carbon Budget in Groundwater-Obligate and Surface-Dwelling Diacyclops Species (Crustacea Copepoda Cyclopoida) Under Temperature Variability This study explores the metabolic response and carbon budget of two cyclopoid copepod species, Diacyclops belgicus Kiefer, 1936 (a stygobitic, groundwater-adapted species) and Diacyclops crassicaudis…

🦠 Cave copepods aren't always slow. @biodiv_DarCo ( #BiodivProtect) & #SubBioMon ( #BiodivMon) compare two Diacyclops species. One species shows high metabolism, and both show thermal stability, suggesting adaptability to moderate temperature increases.