Bioinventory And The Associated Ecosystem Developed Inside The Mandhip Khol Cave Complex
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For any fauna, the unusual and extreme geophysical characteristics of any subterranean cave demand many biological adjustments to establish a population in it. In the present study, the bioinventory of Mandhip Khol cave Complex has been done. This cave complex has two identical subterranean passages; one wet passage, and another dry passage, so it is interesting to know the types of fauna it harbours. The tabulated results indicated that both the passages harbour mostly the same species, except some extra accidental visitors were found in the wet passage which enters the cave when the water level increases in it. Further, a bat species has been noted, which is new for the caves of Chhattisgarh, India.
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