Groundwater-dependent species are among the least-known components of global biodiversity, as well as some of the most vulnerable because of rapid groundwater depletion at regional and global scales.
This is a dataset on the metabolic physiology of groundwater species, particularly regarding oxygen consumption rates (OCR). The data are extracted from published papers.
The British and Irish macro-Crustacea found in groundwater, hyporheic and cavernicolous habitats. It includes the British and Irish species of <i>Niphargus</i>, <i>Microniphargus
Niphargus is a speciose amphipod genus found in groundwater habitats across Europe. Three Niphargus species living in the sulphidic Frasassi caves in Italy harbour sulphur-oxidizing Thiothrix bacteria