Table 2.
Number of invertebrate species sorted in trophic groups (predators, detritivores, and others i.e., omnivores, herbivores or phytophagous) collected in the three sectors of the Monte Conca sinkhole during the wet (W) and the dry (D) season.
Cave Sector | Predators | Detritivores | Others | Total | ||||
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W | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | |
Entrance | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 |
Non-sulfidic | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 19 |
Sulfidic | 20 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 29 |
Total | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 43 |