Websites: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~sjtaylor/cave/biospeleol.html http://biology.usgs.gov/s+t/noframe/f126.htm http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/larson/cave_visit/ ISGS Geobits no.7 ISGS Geobits no. 11 Geographic Information Systems (GIS): http://www.esri.com/industries/cavekarst/showcase/case_studies.html Documents and privately published research available from this server: Julian J. Lewis and Salisa L. Lewis, The 2007 Census of Gammarus acherondytes Communities in Southwestern Illinois, 3 December 2007 Links - Article (1.9M .pdf) and Data table (52k .pdf) Louis Geoffrey Schropp; 2003 Shawnee Caves Cave Use Study FY2003 Report to the Illinois Department of Natural Resource. Link - Here (340K .pdf) Thomas Aley, Philip Moss, and Catherine Aley; Delineation of Recharge Areas for Four Biologically Significant Cave Systems in Monroe and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; Ozark Underground Laboratory; Protem , MO. September 2000 Link - Here (26.2M .pdf) Thomas Aley and Philip Moss; Recharge Area Delineation of the Pautler Cave System and Annbriar Spring in Monroe County, Illinois ; Ozark Underground Laboratory Protem, Missouri; October 2001. Link - Here (2.3M .pdf) Select publications available online: S.V. Panno, K.C. Hackley, W.R. Kelly, H.H. Hwang, F.M. Wilhelm, S.J. Taylor, and B.J. Stiff – Potential effects of recurrent low oxygen conditions on the Illinois cave amphipod. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 68, no. 2, p. 55–63 (2006). Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V68/v68n2-Panno.pdf Julian J. Lewis, Philip Moss, Diane Tecic, and Matthew E. Nelson - A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwest Illinois Karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 65, n. 1, p. 9-21. Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V65/v65n1-Lewis.pdf Mark J. Wetzel and Steven J. Taylor - First records of freshwater oligochaetes (Annelida, Clitellata) from caves in Illinois and Missouri , USA . Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 63(3):99-104. Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V63/v63n3-Wetzel.pdf D.W. Webb, L.M. Page, S.J. Taylor and J.K. Krejca- The Current Status and Habitats of the Illinois Cave Amphipod, Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht and Mackin (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 60(3): 172-178. Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V60/V60N3-Webb.pdf Julie C. Angel, Daniel O. Nelson, and Samuel V. Panno - Comparison of a new GIS-based technique and a manual method for determining sinkhole density: An example from Illinois ' sinkhole plain. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, v. 66, no. 1, p. 9-17. Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V66/v66n1-Angel.pdf Wilhelm, F. M., M. P. Venarsky, S. J. Taylor and F. E. Anderson. 2003. Survival of Gammarus troglophilus (Gammaridae) after leg removal: Evaluation of a procedure to obtain tissue for genetic analysis of rare and endangered amphipods. Invertebrate Biology 122(4):375-379. Link - http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~sjtaylor/pdf/Wilhelm_et_al_2003.pdf Select publication abstracts available online: Stewart B. Peck and Julian J. Lewis, Zoogeography and Evolution of the Subterranean Invertebrate Faunas of Illinois and Southeastern Missouri Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V40/v40n2-Peck-Lewis.htm Paul W. Parmalee, A Recent Cave Bone Deposit in Southwestern Illinois Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V29/v29n4-Parmalee.htm Edward A. Lisowski, Variations in Body Color and Eye Pigmentation of Asellus brevicauda Forbes (Isopoda: Asellidae) in a Southern Illinois Cave System Link - http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/V41/v41n1-Lisowski.htm Copies of the following recent publications can be obtained by contacting the authors (F.M. Wilhelm is an ISS member). Wilhelm, F. M., Taylor, S. J., and G. L. Adams. 2006. Comparison of routine metabolic rates of the stygobite, Gammarus acherondytes (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), and the stygophile, Gammarus troglophilus. Freshwater Biology 51(6): 1162-1174   Venarsky, M. P. and Wilhelm, F. M. 2006. Use of Clove Oil to Anaesthetize Freshwater Amphipods. Hydrobiologia 568: 425-432. Publication resources online: NSS Journal of Cave and Karst Studies: http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/ Prior to 1996 the NSS scientific publication was the Bulletin of the National Speleological Society. http://www.caves.org/pub/journal/NSS_Bulletin.htm Several papers authored or co-authored by ISS member Dr. Steven Taylor can be found here. Databases for searching published scientific works relating to caves and karst can be found via the following URLs: GeoRef - http://georef.cos.com/geoadvquery.shtml Web of Knowledge - http://isiwebofknowledge.com/ Click here for a .txt file of previously obtained georef.com search results. Unfortunately, both of the above are subscriptions services. University libraries and other academic institutions will likely have access to these resources on open computers. Universities in the state of Illinois with Geophysical Science Departments These institutions will likely have libraries with public hours for accessing materials and resources. Eastern Illinois University - http://www.eiu.edu/~geoscience/ Illinois State University - http://www.geo.ilstu.edu/ Northeastern Illinois University - http://www.neiu.edu/~deptesci/welcome.htm Northern Illinois University - http://jove.geol.niu.edu/ Southern Illinois University - http://www.science.siu.edu/geology/index.html University of Chicago - http://geosci.uchicago.edu/ University of Illinois at Chicago - http://www.uic.edu/depts/geos/ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - http://www.geology.uiuc.edu/

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