Table 1 in Two new species of the genus Deuteraphorura Absolon, 1901 (Hexapoda, Collembola, Onychiuridae) from Georgian caves with remarks on the subterranean biodiversity of the Caucasus Mountains

Table 1. List of caves with their characteristics, and administrative and geographic location in Georgia. Cave characteristics according to Tatashidze et al. (2009) and Tsikarishvili & Bolashvili (2013). Names of tourist caves are bolded. Abbreviations: AK = Askhi karst massif; Ch = Chiatura; EE = entrance elevation; et = eutrophic; IM = Imereti; Kg = Kharagauli; Kh = Khoni; Ma = Martvili; mt = mesotrophic; OP = Odishi Plateau; ot = oligotrophic; SAM = Samegrelo; ST = Sataplia-Tskaltubo; Ts = Tskaltubo; X = site of air temperature measurements in caves is unclear; Y = elevation between the entrance and the deepest site of the cave; ZI = Zemo-Imereti Plateau; * trophic level estimation is based on presence of organic material in internal parts of the cave; – = not measured.
Abb.Cave nameEE (m a.s.l.)Cave length (m)Cave temp. X (°C)Cave depth Y (m)Trophic level*RegionDistrictKarst areaXomKhomuli957013.5–142mtIMTsSTMelMelouri424530012–1315otIMTsSTSakSakadzhia141–––mtIMTsSTSsbSatsurblia30512511.720mtIMTsSTProPrometheus147290013.5–14.5–etIMTsSTDatDatvi14056––mtIMTsSTSatSatevzia215250–0mtIMKhSTKozKozmani652200––mtIMKgZIShvShvilobisa730100012.310otIMChZIMotMotena5709513–13.614otSAMMaAKInkInchkhuri38065––etSAMMaOP