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2016 International Conference on Subterranean Biology
13 – 17 June 2016
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
Organized under the Auspices of the
International Society for Subterranean Biology
Information, Program & Schedule
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2016 International Conference on Subterranean Biology
13 – 17 June 2016
Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States of America
Organized under the Auspices of the
International Society for Subterranean Biology
International Scientific Committee:
Helena Bilandžija – Croatia
Louis Deharveng - France
William Humphreys - Australia
William Jeffery - United States
Ľubomír Kováč - Slovakia
Oana Moldovan - Romania
Pedro Oromi - Spain
Jose Palacios-Vargas - Mexico
Tanja Pipan – Slovenia
Ana Sofia Reboleira – Portugal
Stefano Taiti – Italy
Organizing Committee:
David Culver - American University
Daniel Fong - American University
Matthew Niemiller - University of Illinois
Megan Porter - University of Hawaii
Michael Slay - The Nature Conservancy
Steven Taylor - University of Illinois
Conference Logo Design:
Kate Feller
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Welcome
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the 23rd International Conference on Subterranean Biology. This is the first meeting
of the International Society for Subterranean Biology to be held in the United States, and only
the second to be held in North America, the first being in Mexico in 2014. Fayetteville,
Arkansas is a small university town situated on the edge of one of the major karst areas in the
United States—the Ozarks. On Wednesday, we will take an excursion to the Buffalo River, a
National Scenic River deep in the heart of the Ozarks. Throughout the week, you will have the
opportunity to sample traditional Ozark cuisine and culture at the organized evening activities
and through informal visits to the town of Fayetteville.
The meeting has a strong international flavor, with participants from 16 countries. Daniel Fong,
the program chair, has arranged for a series of exciting special symposia, which showcase cutting
edge research on such topics as phylogeography, conservation, microbiology, and developmental
biology. There is also a special Tuesday night presentation on caving in China by Mike Ficco of
the Cave Conservancy of the Virginias, and an opportunity to meet informally with cavers from
the region.
I am grateful to all of our sponsors, whose names and logos are listed elsewhere, and am
especially grateful to those individuals and organizations that provided travel funds for
students—Den and Sheilah Roenfeldt, the Crustacean Society, Cave Conservancy of the
Virginias, and the International Society for Subterranean Biology.
This meeting was organized by a small group of dedicated individuals—Dan Fong, Matt
Niemiller, Megan Porter, Mike Slay, Steve Taylor, and myself. Any of us will be glad to help
you during the meeting in any way that we can. I hope this meeting is successful for you both
personally and professionally.
Best regards
David C Culver
Chair of the Organizing Committee
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Schedule of Events
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Sunday, 12 June 2016
12:00 – 01:00
18:30 – 20:30
Dormitory Check-In: Northwest Quad B
Informal Pre-Conference Gathering & Conference
Check-in: Hog Haus Brewery, Dickson St.
Monday, 13 June 2016: Reynolds Center
08:00 – 09:00
08:30 – 09:00
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 16:15
16:15 – 16:30
16:30 – 17:30
18:30 – 20:00
Conference Check-in: Reynolds Center Auditorium
Opening Ceremony
Opening Presentation
Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Lunch: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Reception: Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Tuesday, 14 June 2016: Reynolds Center
08:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:45
17:30 – 19:00
18:30 – 20:00
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Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Lunch: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Meeting of the ISSB Council: Executive Boardroom
Social Mixer: UARK Bowl
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Wednesday, 15 June 2016
07:30 – 21:30
Field Excursion
Meet on east side of Reynolds Center, on street, next to Harmon Avenue Parking Garage.
Thursday, 16 June 2016: Reynolds Center
08:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:00
17:30 – 18:30
17:30 – 20:00
Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Lunch: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Book Signing: “Life in the Dark”: Seminar Room A
Poster Session: Seminar Room A & Classroom 111
Friday, 17 June 2016: Reynolds Center
08:45 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:30
12:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:00
15:00 – 15:15
15:15 – 15:45
15:45 – 17:45
19:00 – 22:00
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Break: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Lunch: Seminar Room A
Presentations
Break: Seminar Room A
Conference Closing Remarks
General Assembly Meeting of the new ISSB Council
Conference Banquet: UARK Bowl
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Parking on University of Arkansas Campus
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University of Arkansas Campus Parking Options
While there are many parking lots associated with the University campus, most of these lots will be unavailable for
ICSB attendees without obtaining a visitor parking pass. If you park in these lots without a parking pass, you WILL
be ticketed. If you wish to park on campus, you will need to obtain a parking pass for the duration of the time you
expect to park on campus. A visitor parking permit can be obtained online through University of Arkansas Transit
and Parking at http://parking.uark.edu/parking-services/parking-permits/how-to-obtain-a-visitor-parkingpermit/index.php
The cost for a temporary visitor hangtag is $6.87 per day. Using the weblink above, follow the link to “Temporary
Visitor Parking Permit Purchase Instructions” for instructions for online purchase and printing of your visitor
parking pass. Temporary Visitor parking permits and Departmental Visitor parking permits allow parking in the
following University of Arkansas parking lots: Faculty/Staff (yellow signs), Resident Reserved (red signs), Student
(green signs), Remote (orange signs) and parking meters (gray meters only) without paying the posted meter fee.
Gold colored short-term, thirty minute limit parking meters may be used by visitor but require paying payment of
meter fee. The temporary visitor parking permit DOES NOT allow parking in the following parking areas: Reserved
(blue signs), twenty-four hour reserved spaces, parking garages, or the gold parking meters without paying the meter
fee. See provided University of Arkansas Parking Map for the location of parking lots. The parking lot closest to
the dormitory (Northwest Quad) where attendees are staying is Lot 37 which is Resident Reserved (red signs). This
parking lot is located on the north side of the dormitory on the north side of campus at the intersection of Cleveland
Street and Garland Avenue. The closest parking lot to the Reynolds Center (building code RCED), our venue for
ICSB, is Lot 50 which is Resident Reserved (red signs). This parking lot is located on the west side of Yocum Hall
(building code YOCM). Access this parking lot by driving west on Dickson Street then south on McIlroy Avenue or
Center Street, north on Harmon Avenue, west on Fairview Street, north on McIlroy Avenue. See University of
Arkansas Parking Map for more details.
A visitor parking pass may also be obtained in person by visiting the Transit and Parking Department located at 155
Razorback Road, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 7:00-17:00. Phone number: (479) 5757275.
Hourly/Daily Metered Parking
In several places across campus, there are metered parking spots and metered parking is available in the parking
garages. The parking garage closest to the Reynolds Center, the venue for ICSB, is the Harmon Avenue Parking
Garage (building code HAPG). See University of Arkansas Parking Map for more details.
The Harmon Avenue Garage is a gated facility with entry and exit controlled by an access card. Hourly parking is
available and payment may be made at one of the pay stations located on levels one and six of the facility. Payment
may be made by cash, coin, credit cards, or debit cards. The cost for parking is $1 per 38 minutes or $16.00 per day.
Vehicles leaving the facility within 20 minutes of entering will not have to pay for parking. This is to allow the
driver to conduct business at the Parking Office or the Parking Spot. A driver who exits more than 20 minutes from
the entry time will pay the full rate for parking. Obtaining a Temporary Visitor Parking Permit will be cheaper than
metered parking in the Harmon Avenue Garage, but a Temporary Visitor Parking Permit is NOT valid for use in the
Harmon Avenue Garage. See instructions provided for obtaining a Temporary Visitor Parking Permit.
Hourly parkers may park in any unoccupied space with the exception of handicapped parking spaces. A University
of Arkansas handicap parking permit, in addition to an H reserved permit or payment of the hourly fee, is required to
park in a handicap space in the facility. Directional and level designation signs are located overhead. More
information about the using this parking facility can be found at the following website:
http://parking.uark.edu/parking-services/parking-facilities/harmon-avenue-parking-garage.php
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Daytime Shuttle Service from Staybridge Suites Fayetteville (off campus accommodation option)
For attendees staying at Staybridge Suites Fayetteville location, the University of Arkansas Razorback Transit
system has a transit stop (Purple Route: Tyson Track Stop) to the north of the hotel at the intersection of DeBriyn
Drive and W 15th Street. Take the Purple Route transit bus to the Health Center stop. From the Health Center stop,
walk south/southeast to the Reynolds Center (Building code RCED), our venue space for ICSB. The Purple Route
runs during the summer months, 7:00-17:30, Monday-Saturday. The last bus leaves Hotz Hall at 17:30. There is
NO evening transit service and NO service on Sundays. Please plan accordingly as evening ICSB events will
end later than 17:30. Parking on campus during ICSB events is an alternative option, and Temporary Visitor Parking
Permits can be purchased following the instructions provided. Carpooling is also encouraged.
Dormitory Housing Parking
For attendees with vehicles that are staying in dormitory housing, please follow the instructions to purchase a
Temporary Visitor Parking Permit. You WILL be ticketed if you do not have a parking permit. With a Temporary
Visitor Parking Permit, you will be able to use Lot 37 which is Resident Reserved (red signs) and Faculty/Staff
(yellow signs). Parking is free after 8pm on weekdays and the Faculty/Staff section (yellow signs) is free on
Saturday/Sunday.
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Explore University of Arkansas Campus
by Interactive Map
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For an interactive way to explore the University of Arkansas,
download the University of Arkansas App, by YouVisit LLC,
for iPhone or Android.
iPhone:
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Android:
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Description
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Thinking of attending the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville,
Arkansas? Prospective students and families can navigate the
campus and learn about our unique programs and culture through
self-guided tours. Whether at home or on campus our interactive
student guide will accompany you as you explore our offerings through the use of the GPSenabled campus map, student videos and photos.
Key Features
* Self Guided Tours: A location-based Campus Map will highlight important landmarks on
campus and will allow you to easily find your way around. As you approach buildings our tour
guide will provide you with important information regarding our programs.
* Landmarks and Buildings: Learn more about our programs and explore campus landmarks via
descriptions and rich-multimedia
* Custom Walking Tour: Enhance your visit by taking a custom tour and get an up-close look at
many of the unique majors and programs offered.
* Multimedia: Explore our community by watching videos from campus and browsing through
hundreds of photos
* Interactive Panoramas: Browse through a list of interactive 360 panoramas of covering various
locations and buildings
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Maps
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University of Arkansas Parking Map
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University of Arkansas Campus Map
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Razorback Transit Route
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Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
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University of Arkansas Campus Dining Options
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University of Arkansas Campus Dining Map
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Program
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Sunday, 12 June 2016
Dorm Room Check In
Begins at 12:00
Lobby of Northwest Quad B (NWQB)
Parking in Lot 37 with Permit
Entrance on the Southwest Side of Building
(Campus Map on Conference Website)
Informal Pre-Conference Gathering
&
Conference Check-in
18:30 – 20:30
Hog Haus
(https://www.hoghaus.com/index.html)
430 W. Dickson Street
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Monday, 13 June 2016
Conference Check-in
Reynolds Center Auditorium
08:00 – 09:00
Opening Ceremony
08:30 – 09:00 Lubomir Kováč, President, International Society for Subterranean Biology
David Culver, Chair, 2016 International Conference on Subterranean Biology
Steven Beaupre, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas
Opening Presentation
09:00 – 09:30 Michael E. Slay, The Nature Conservancy.
Cave Life of the Ozark Ecoregion.
Oral Presentations
Only the presenting author is listed in the program. All coauthors are listed with each abstract.
Abstracts are stored on the USB drive available in your registration package
and on the conference website: http://www.speleobiology.com/icsb2016/.
An asterisk identifies students competing for the best oral presentation award.
“The Evolutionary Play”
Act I: Megan L. Porter, Director
09:30 – 09:45 * John G. Phillips, University of Tulsa
Uncovering divergent lineages and phylogeographic structure in an obligate cavedwelling Salamander (Eurycea spelaea).
09:45 – 10:00 * Sandra Kirchner, University of Vienna
As above, so below? Testing for gene flow between cave and surface-dwelling
populations of Garra barreimiae.
10:00 – 10:15 Steven J. B. Cooper, The University of Adelaide
Regressive evolution of beetles from the subterranean archipelago of Western
Australia: insights from comparative transcriptomics.
10:15 – 10:30 * Olivia F. Boyd, Oregon State University
Geographically structured genetic diversity in the cave beetle Darlingtonea
kentuckensis Valentine 1952 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae).
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Monday, 13 June 2016 (continued)
10:30 – 10:45 * Charles D. R. Stephen, Auburn University
Species delimitation and phylogeography of Hesperochernes (Pseudoscorpiones:
Chernetidae) from karst regions of the southeastern United States.
10:45 – 11:00 coffee café
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Act II: Sandra Kirchner, Director
11:00 – 11:15 Slavko Polak, Notranjska Museum Postojna
Phylogeny and systematic of the enigmatic Anthroherponina (Leptodirini,
Cholevinae, Leiodidae, Coleoptera).
11:15 – 11:30 Daniel Edison Husana, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Phylogeography of the crab genus Sundathelphusa: history of extensive migration,
cave colonization and refugia in the Philippines.
11:30 – 11:45 Shalva Barjadze, Ilia State University
Character systems and criteria for species diagnosis in Plutomurus (Collembola,
Tomoceridae), with description of two new species from Georgian caves (Caucasus).
11:45 – 12:00 Markus Friedrich, Wayne State University
Adult lens cuticle deposition in a microphthalmic cave beetle.
12:00 – 12:15 Megan Linnay Porter, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
Cuticular hydrocarbon analysis of cave versus surface Hawaiian planthoppers.
12:15 – 12:30 Thomas L. Poulson, Jupiter, Florida
Food limitation is necessary to explain elaborated troglomorphy in some species.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
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Act III: Daniel Edison Husana, Director
14:00 – 14:15 Ma Li, University of Cincinnati
Molecular analysis of melanophore lineage genes in cavefish depigmentation.
14:15 – 14:30 * Amanda Powers, University of Cincinnati
The evolution of craniofacial shape change in the blind Mexican Cavefish.
14:30 – 14:45 * Pamela Hart, Auburn University
Shape variation within the Southern Cavefish, Typhlichthys subterraneus
(Percopsiformes: Amblyopsidae).
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Monday, 13 June 2016 (continued)
“The Ecological Theatre”
Stage 0: Daniel Fong, Manager
14:45 – 15:00 Jason Throneberry, Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission
Current status and habitat use of the Foushee cavesnail, Amnicola cora
(Hydrobiidae) in Foushee Cave, Independence County, Arkansas.
15:00 – 15:15 * Peter Kozel, Karst Research Institute
Synchronous ceiling-floor pitfall trapping allows study of microdistribution
and habitat preferences of terrestrial subterranean fauna in caves.
Symposium: “Patterns of Subterranean Biogeography and Biodiversity”
Organizer: Louis Deharveng, Museum national d’Histoire naturrelle.
Session I: Stefano Taiti, Chair
15:15 – 15:30 William F. Humphreys, Western Australian Museum.
Patterns on patterns: the rise and rise of Australian subterranean biodiversity.
15:30 – 15:45 Benjamin T. Hutchins, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Biodiversity, stability, and trophic complexity in the Edwards Aquifer, United
States: the influence of chemolithoautotrophy on stygobiont community structure.
15:45 – 16:00 Ľubomír Kováč, P. J. Šafárik University.
Traits of terrestrial subterranean biota of the western Carpathians (central Europe)
are affected by productivity of above ground ecosystems.
16:00 – 16:15 Ana Sofia Reboleira, University of Copenhagen.
Portugal – the emergence of a new hotspot of subterranean biodiversity in Europe.
16:15 – 16:30 tea
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Session II: William F. Humphreys, Chair
16:30 – 16:45 * Marko Lukić, Ruđer Bošković Institute.
Disjunct distribution of terrestrial troglobiotic species in Europe: the case of
Collembola.
16:45 – 17:00 Stefano Taiti, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche.
Cave-dwelling terrestrial isopods (Crustacea, Oniscidea) from Southeast Asia: a
review.
17:00 – 17:15 Tian Mingyi, South China Agricultural University.
Diversity and distribution of cavernicolous ground beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera:
Carabidae) in China.
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Monday, 13 June 2016 (continued)
17:15 – 17:30 Kirk S. Zigler, University of the South.
Long-term cave adaptation and diversification in the Ptomaphagus hirtus-group
(Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae).
Reception
Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
(http://bgozarks.org/)
4703 North Crossover Road, Springdale, Arkansas 72764
18:30 – 20:00
(Shuttle buses leave the Reynolds Center starting 18:00)
Beer
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Cerveja Piwo
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Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Symposium: “Conservation of Subterranean Fauna and Habitats”
Organizer: Michael E. Slay, The Nature Conservancy.
Keynote Address
08:30 – 09:00 Cyndee Watson, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Managing the spread of Pseudogymnoascus destructans and conserving bats
threatened by White-nose Syndrome in North America.
Session I: Michael E. Slay, Chair
09:00 – 09:15 Scott Simon, The Nature Conservancy.
Building a constituency for karst conservation.
09:15 – 09:30 Dante Fenolio, San Antonio Zoo.
Threats to the conservation of stygobionts.
09:30 – 09:45 Stuart Halse, Bennelongia Environmental Consultants.
Challenges and rewards of subterranean fauna environmental impact assessment.
09:45 – 10:00 Cyndee Watson, United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
How the Endangered Species Act protects subterranean fauna in central Texas.
Session II: Maja Zagmajster, Chair
10:00 – 10:15 William F. Humphreys, Western Australian Museum.
Conservation of subterranean species and habitats in Australia.
10:15 – 10:30 Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Universidade Federal de Lavras.
Brazilian troglomorphic fauna: besides raising the knowledge, are we contributing
to their conservation?
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10:45 – 11:00 Benjamin T. Hutchins, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Conservation status of stygobionts in Texas, United States.
11:00 – 11:15 William D. Orndorff, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Conserving cave invertebrate fauna in Virginia, United States.
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Tuesday, 14 June 2016 (continued)
Session III: Ana Sofia Reboleira, Chair
11:15 – 11:45 Maja Zagmajster, University of Ljubljana
The neglected subterranean biodiversity hotspot under threat: can we protect the
aquatic interstitial fauna of the Sava River in the Balkans (Europe)?
11:45 – 12:00 Matthew L. Niemiller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Conservation of amblyopsid cavefishes (Percopsiformes: Amblyopsidae) of the
Ozark Highlands and Interior Low Plateau karst regions, USA.
12:00 – 12:15 Julian J. Lewis, Lewis & Associates LLC.
Improving outcomes and modifying policies with evidence-based research on the
karst of the Hoosier National Forest.
12:15 – 12:30 Ana Sofia Reboleira, University of Copenhagen.
Troglobario" - a cave lab building bridges between citizens and science.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
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Session IV: Matthew L. Niemiller, Chair
14:00 – 14:15 Patrick R. Moore, Arkansas State University.
Home range and habitat use of foraging Myotis grisescens from five maternity sites
in northern Arkansas using aerial tracking.
14:15 – 14:30 Shelly Colatskie, Missouri Department of Conservation.
A working relationship between the Missouri Department of Conservation and
caving organizations.
14:30 – 14:45 Michael Sutton, Cave Research Foundation.
Documenting Missouri cave biology – from Ruth Hoppin to Missouri Cave
Database.
“The Ecological Theatre”
Stage I: Špela Gorički, Manager
14:45 – 15:00 Weston H. Nowlin, Texas State University
Ecological and consumer-driven nutrient recycling in a subterranean aquatic
community.
15:00 – 15:15 * Tobias Siemensmeyer, University of Koblenz Landau
The effects of well type and quality on sampling of stygofaunal communities.
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Tuesday, 14 June 2016 (continued)
15:15 – 15:30 Danilo Harms, Bennelongia Environmental Consultants
Biodiversity in complex subterranean systems: a tale of arachnids in arid Western
Australia.
15:30 – 15:45 Matthew L. Niemiller, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Predicting the occurrence of cave-inhabiting fauna based on features of the surface
environment.
15:45 – 16:00 * Špela Borko, University of Ljubljana
Deep cave fauna – fact or fiction?
16:00 – 16:15 Gustavo Soares, Instituto do Carste
Troglomorphic fauna sampling methods in canga formations, Minas Gerais State,
Brazil.
16:15 – 16:30 * Michal Rendoš, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University
Organic carbon content as substantial factor affecting diversity and vertical
distribution of Collembola on forested scree slopes.
16:30 – 16:45 Coffee
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Stage II: Weston Nowlin, Manager
16:45 – 17:00 Špela Gorički, Tular Cave Laboratory
Searching for black Proteus (Proteus anguinus parkelj) in karst groundwater with
the help of eDNA.
Symposium: “Patterns of Subterranean Biogeography and Biodiversity”
Organizer: Louis Deharveng, Museum national d’Histoire naturrelle.
Keynote Address
14:45 – 15:15 Florian Malard, University of Lyon.
A macroecological take on European groundwater biodiversity patterns.
17:30 – 17:45 Introduction to the new book “Life in the Dark” by the author, Dante Fenolio
(https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/content/life-dark)
17:30 – 19:00 Meeting of the ISSB Council
Location to be announced
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Tuesday, 14 June 2016 (continued)
“Enter the Blind Dragon”
UARK Bowl
(http://uarkbowl.com/)
644 W. Dickson Street
Social Mixer among Subterranean Explorers
18:30 – 19:30
“Ten Years in Tongzi – Exploration of the Caves and Karst in the
Tongzi and Jielong Areas of the South China Karst.”
Presentation by Mike Ficco
Chairman of the Board, Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
19:30 – 20:00
Wine Vinho
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Wednesday, 15 June 2016
The 23rd International Conference on Subterranean Biology field excursion will highlight karst features
and issues in two general areas in northern Arkansas. The field excursion will be a very long day, leaving
campus at 7:30 and returning at 22:30. Boxed lunches, snacks, and beverages will be provided. Dinner is
also included. Charter buses will leave from the west side of Harmon Avenue Parking Garage at 7:30.
Travel time to our first stop is 2.5 hrs. Our first stop is at Tyler Bend Campground, Buffalo National
River, where we will meet National Park Service (NPS) staff and learn about karst management and
issues with the National River. From there, we will travel to Blanchard Springs Caverns (U.S. Forest
Service, Sylamore District) and learn about the cave while participating in the Dripstone Tour. Boxed
lunches will be provided while traveling from Tyler Bend to Blanchard Springs Caverns. Travel time
from Tyler Bend to Blanchard Springs Caverns is 1.5 hours. After touring the cave, we will drive to
Ponca, Arkansas, where we will have dinner at Cedar Crest Lodge with members of the Upper Buffalo
River Association. Drive time from Blanchard Springs Caverns to Cedar Crest Lodge is 2.5 hours.
Following dinner, we will return to campus arriving around 22:30. Travel time from Cedar Crest Lodge
to campus is 1.5 hrs.
Buffalo National River
Our first stop will be Tyler Bend at the Buffalo National River. Buffalo National River was established
by Congress in 1972 as the country’s first national river. Although approximately 135 miles of the freeflowing river are included within the boundaries of the national river, only 11% of the overall watershed
is under direct NPS management. Originating in the Boston Mountains of the Ozark Plateau, the river
generally flows in an easterly direction to its confluence with the White River. Flanking the river are
multi-colored bluffs of eroded sandstone, limestone and dolomite that tower in some places to heights
over 400 feet. The karst geology of the region is reflected in a landscape marked by numerous caves,
cliffs, sinkholes, waterfalls, springs, and rock formations.
A wide variety of plant and animal species are supported by the diversity of habitats found along the
river, influenced by varied elevations, soil types, moisture levels and exposure. Hunting and fishing are
allowed in the national river under state and NPS regulations. A diverse range of cultural resources and
historic sites are protected within the national river, including prehistoric village and shelter sites, historic
farmsteads, mining sites, and Civilian Conservation Corps structures.
The park’s 94,293 acres (38,159 hectares) are divided into three management districts. Park headquarters
are located in Harrison (Boone County), Arkansas. Park visitation has averaged more than 800,000
visitors a year. In addition to visitor water-based activities with multiple launch points along the river, the
park offers more than 100 miles of hiking trails and designated trails for horseback riding. Three
designated wilderness areas are included in the park boundaries (the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Area, the
Ponca Wilderness Area, and the Lower Buffalo Wilderness Area). Because there are few roads which
parallel the river and few accessible overlooks, river and trail trips are among the best ways to experience
the park.
More than 300 caves are known within the park boundary, and these sites provide habitat for more than
200 species. Four federally listed bats (Myotis grisescens, M. septentrionalis, M. sodalis, and C.
townsendii ingens) use caves in the park. Twenty-two troglobionts occur within the park, including
several endemic species. The arrhopalitid springtails, Pygmarrhopalites buffaloensis and P. youngsteadtii
are known from single sites, respectively.
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More information about Tyler Bend Campground can be found here:
https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/tyler-bend-campground.htm
More information about Buffalo National River can be found here:
https://www.nps.gov/buff/index.htm
Blanchard Springs Caverns
Located in Stone County, approximately 2 miles off Highway 14 near Mountain View, the Blanchard
Springs Caverns is one of the most spectacular and carefully developed caves found anywhere. Visitors
enter a "living" cave where glistening formations like stalactites, stalagmites, columns, and flowstones are
still changing. These crystalline formations are the result of minerals deposited by dripping water. Forest
Service interpreters guide all tours. Stroll through large, beautifully lighted rooms with handrails and
paved trails for comfortable walking. Climb over rocks, crawl through and slide down red clay mud in an
undeveloped section of the Caverns. Tour the “Water Works” exhibit hall and view the movie “The
Amazing World Below” which introduces you to the underground world. Blanchard Springs Caverns is a
three-level cave system, two of which are open for guided tours.
The Dripstone Tour through two huge rooms filled with an incredible variety and number of crystalline
formations – sparkling flowstone, towering columns, and delicate soda straws. This shorter, easier trail
takes you almost half a mile one-way through the Caverns. All stairs can be avoided, making trails
accessible for wheelchairs and strollers. However, inclines are steep. Strong assistants are needed to
maneuver wheelchairs.
More information about Blanchard Springs Caverns can be found here:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/osfnf/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5351305
Cedar Crest Lodge, Ponca, AR
Our field excursion dinner will be held at Cedar Crest Lodge in the town of Ponca in the upper watershed
of the Buffalo River. Ponca is one of the more popular destinations for access to the Buffalo National
River, and is located on a small tributary of the Buffalo River. Our hosts for the night are the proprietors
of the Cedar Crest Lodge and members of the Upper Buffalo River Association. Dinner will be catered
by Low Gap Café.
More information can be found here:
http://www.cedarcrestlodge.net/
http://upperbuffaloriver.com/
http://www.lowgapcafe.com/
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Thursday, 16 June 2016
Special Session: “Biology of Subterranean Crustaceans”
Sponsor: The Crustacean Society
Organizer: Daniel W. Fong, American University
Keynote Address
08:30 – 09:00 Peter Trontelj, University of Ljubljana.
The origin of niphargids revisited and tested at the continental scale.
Session I: Giulia Perina, Chair
09:00 – 09:15 * Rafaela Bastos-Pereira, Federal University of Lavras.
Brazilian subterranean amphipods with notes on their ecology and conservation.
09:15 – 09:30 * Dianne Cunanan, University of the Philippines Los Baños.
Phylogeography, haplotype diversity and niche differentiation among freshwater
crab Sundathelphusa species (Decapoda: Brachyura: Gecarcinucidae) in the
subterranean habitat of Quezon, Philippines.
09:30 – 09:45 * Jenna Keany, American University.
Investigating the physico-chemical niche of obligate subterranean amphipods in
shallow subterranean waters of the DC metro area.
09:45 – 10:00 * Žiga Fišer, University of Ljubljana.
Searching for reproductive barriers between sympatric surface and subterranean
ecomorphs of Asellus aquaticus.
Session II: Rafaela Bastos-Pereira, Chair
10:00 – 10:15 Sanja Gottstein, University of Zagreb
Microhabitat selection of subterranean amphipods in the Western Balkan peat bog.
10:15 – 10:30 * Vid Švara, University of Ljubljana.
Integrative taxonomy of cryptic subterranean Amphipods (Niphargidae: Niphargus)
from Dinaric Karst.
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10:45 – 11:00 McLean Worsham, Texas State University.
The effect of selection on the phenotype of response to light in subterranean,
epigean, and interstitial Crangonyctidae.
11:00 – 11:15 Daniel W. Fong, American University.
Variation in phototactic behavior among surface and subterranean gammarid and
crangonyctid amphipod species from different habitats.
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Session III. Žiga Fišer, Chair
11:15 – 11:30 * Aubri Jenson, Texas State University
Molecular and morphological analysis of Stygobromus sp. near San Marcos, Texas.
11:30 – 11:45 * Giulia Perina, Edith Cowan University.
Remarkable biodiversity of a neglected group of stygofauna: Bathynellidae
(Bathynellacea, Crustacea) in the north of Western Australia.
11:45 – 12:00 * Damiano Claudio Weitowitz, University of Roehampton.
Investigating the distribution determinants of groundwater animals at the UK scale.
12:00 – 12:15 * Teo Delić, University of Ljubljana.
Thermal adaptation, a new driver of ecological speciation in subterranean fauna.
12:15 – 12:30 * Ana E. Gabriel, Oklahoma State University.
Environmental DNA for monitoring and detection of rare and endangered cavefish
and cave crayfish in the Ozark Highlands.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
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Symposium: “Cave Animals at the Frontiers of Modern Biology”
Organizer: William R. Jeffery, University of Maryland
Keynote Address
14:00 – 14:30 Markus Friedrich, Wayne State University.
Cave animals at the dawn of speleogenomics.
Session I: William R. Jeffery, Chair
14:30 – 14:45 Meredith Protas, Dominican University of California.
Developmental and genetic analysis of eye loss in the cave isopod, Asellus aquaticus.
14:45 – 15:00 David Carlini, American University.
Speleotranscriptome profiling casts light on differential expression and
polymorphism in cave and surface populations of the amphipod Gammarus minus.
15:00 – 15:15 Helena Bilandžija, University of Maryland.
Evolution of melanin pigment regression in cave animals.
15:15 – 15:30 * Ruben Tovar, University of Tulsa.
Crossing to the dark side: The south central Texas Eurycea clade as a novel
subterranean model system for the study of evolutionary developmental biology.
15:30 – 15:45 tea
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Session II: Daniel W. Fong, Chair
15:45 – 16:00 Kelly O’Quin, Centre College.
The evolution of scleral ossification in the Mexican Cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus).
16:00 – 16:15 Joshua Gross, University of Cincinnati.
Genetic analysis of craniofacial changes in blind Mexican Cavefish, Astyanax
mexicanus.
16:15 – 16:30 Masato Yoshizawa, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.
Adaptation through changes of behavioral and morphological traits in Mexican
Cavefish.
16:30 – 16:45 Nicolas Rohner, Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
Astyanax mexicanus as a natural model for metabolic adaptation.
16:45 – 17:00 William R. Jeffery, University of Maryland.
Homocystinuria in Cavefish: Molecular analysis of an Astyanax eye QTL reveals the
role of cystathionine ß-synthase in eye degeneration.
“Life in the Dark” book signing by the author, Dante Fenolio
Hosted by Speleobooks
Reynolds Center, Seminar Room A
17:30 – 18:30
Poster Session
Reynolds Center, Seminar Room A & Classroom 111
17:30 – 20:00
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Poster Session
Reynolds Center, Seminar Room A & Classroom 111
17:30 – 20:00
The list of posters is arranged in alphabetical order by the authors attending the posters.
Only the author attending the poster is listed in the program. All coauthors are listed with each abstract.
Abstracts are stored on the USB drive available in your registration package
and on the conference website: http://www.speleobiology.com/icsb2016/.
An asterisk identifies students competing for the best poster presentation award.
Stygobiotic isopods (Styloniscidae) from Brazilian caves: a huge hidden biodiversity.
* Bastos-Pereira, Rafaela; Federal University of Lavras, Brazil
Adaptive differences between dopamine-related locomotor activity in cave and surface dwelling
Astyanax mexicanus.
Bilandžija, Helena; University of Maryland, United States
The unusual suspects: Genetic analysis reveals candidate genes potentially underlying altered
activity profiles in the blind Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus.
* Carlson, Brian M; College of Wooster, United States
Dynamics of detectability: Insights from high-frequency sampling at a stygobiont hot-spot,
Edwards Aquifer, Texas.
* Coleman, William T: Texas State University, United States
The presence of troglomorphic species in Sistema Muévelo Rico, a large cave with limited dark
zones in Quintana Roo, México.
Culver, David C; American University, United States
Conservation of cave invertebrates: the role of the new IUCN-SSC Cave Invertebrate Specialist
Group.
Deharveng, Louis; Museum national d’Histoire naturrelle, France
A subterranean hybrid zone between two young stygobiont species in secondary contact.
* Fišer, Žiga; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Cave snails of East Tennessee and Alabama.
* Gladstone, Nicholas; University of Tennessee, United States
Bacterial calcium carbonate precipitation in Shi Jiangjun Cave, Guizhou province, China
He, Qiufang; Southwest University, China
Sampling cave crickets (Hadenoecus subterraneus) using strip adaptive cluster sampling.
Helf, Kurt Lewis; National Park Service, United States
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Understanding the colonization of caves: Effects of constant darkness on the surface form of
Astyanax mexicanus.
* Hollifield, Breanna; University of Maryland, United States
The fauna of the Al Hoota Cave in Northern Oman.
Kruckenhauser, Luise; Museum of Natural History, Austria
Absence of antibiotic producing bacteria, but high levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria from
Great Onyx Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky.
Lavoie, Kathleen; State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, United States
Two to three genes control scleral ossification in blind Astyanax mexicanus cavefish.
Lyon, Anastasia; Centre College, United States
The relationship between differential anesthesia tolerance and melanin pigment development in
cave-adapted and surface Astyanax mexicanus.
* Martin, Lindsey; University of Maryland, United States
Developmental and morphological comparisons in surface and cave embryos of the crustacean
Asellus aquaticus.
* Mojaddidi, Hafasa; Dominican University of California, United States
Choosing the richness estimator that best fit your sampling method.
* Oliveira, Marcus Paulo Alves; Universidade Federal de Lavras, Brazil
Contrast between phenotypic and genetic variability in Protaphorura janosik (Hexapoda,
Collembola) from the Western Carpathians.
* Parimuchová, Andrea; P. J. Šafárik University, Slovakia
Flying deeper underground? A new troglobiotic chironomid (Diptera) from the Lukina jama –
Trojama cave system in Croatia.
Pavlek, Martina; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia
First note about Schizomida in Minas Gerais.
Perroni, Gustavo Pisa; CARSTE Ciência e Meio Ambiente, Brazil
Sixty years of changing views of a very senior biospeleologist.
Poulson, Thomas L.; Jupiter, Florida, United States
Some troglobite traits are spandrels and not adaptations.
Poulson, Thomas L.; Jupiter, Florida, United States
Drivers of iron ore cave biodiversity.
Prous, Xavier; Vale S/A - Management of environmental licensing and speleology, Brazil
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Variation of temperature and air relative humidity in four iron ore caves in Brazil.
Prous, Xavier; Vale S/A - Management of environmental licensing and speleology, Brazil
Diet expansion in a cave adapted Eurycea.
* Roenfeldt, Rachel; Texas A&M University, United States
Advances in the knowledge regarding troglomorphisms in Palpigradi: new tools for cave
conservation.
* Souza, Maysa Fernanda Villela Rezende; Federal University of Lavras, Brazil
Biogeography of subterranean California.
Taylor, Steven J.; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Both pH and organics shape the bacterial communities across various habitats in a karst ecosystem
in central China and their implications.
* Yun, Yuan; China University of Geosciences, China
Steps toward understanding the drivers of terrestrial subterranean biodiversity on a regional scale.
Zagmajster, Maja; University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Reproductive seasonality in Nesticus (Araneae: Nesticidae) cave spiders.
Zigler, Kirk S.; University of the South, United States
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Friday, 17 June 2016
Special Session: “Subterranean Microbial Systems”
Organizer: Annette Summers Engel, University of Tennessee
Keynote Address
08:45 – 09:15 Wang Hongmei, China University of Geosciences
Geomicrobiology study in Heshang Cave, central China.
Annette Summers Engel, Sequencer
09:15 – 09:30 * Audrey T. Paterson, University of Tennessee
Niche bacterial and archaeal community compositions as indicators of ecosystem
processes and health in Bahamian and Mexican anchialine caves.
09:30 – 09:45 Charina Gracia B. Banaay, University of the Philippines Los Baños
Microbial indicators of air and water quality in a tropical cave.
09:45 – 10:00 Oana Teodora Moldovan, Emil Racovitza Institute of Speleology
Microbiological monitoring in Romanian show caves.
10:00 – 10:15 Annette Summers Engel, University of Tennessee
Prevalence of microbial taxonomic groups to specific subterranean habitats may
shed light on ubiquity of microbial function in cave ecosystems.
“The Ecological Theatre”
Stage III: Thomas R. Sawicki, Manager
10:15 – 10:30 Hans Jürgen Hahn, University of Koblenz Landau
Global warming – where are the refugia for cold-stenothermous stygofauna?
10:30 – 10:45 Elzbieta Dumnicka, Polish Academy of Sciences
Distribution and diversity of stygobionts in Poland.
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11:00 – 11:15 Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira, Federal University of Lavras
Iron ore plateaus in the Amazon forest: hotspots of subterranean biodiversity?
11:15 – 11:30 Kathleen Lavoie, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Long term population trends of biota in White Cave, Mammoth Cave National Park
(2003-2016).
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11:30 – 11:45 Ana Sofia Reboleira, University of Copenhagen
Unsafe sex – interesting interactions between cave inhabitants.
11:45 – 12:00 Susanne van den Berg-Stein, University of Koblenz Landau
StygoTracing - a biological tracing method for underground waters.
12:00 – 12:15 * Marcus Paulo Alves Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Lavras
Are cave sampling methods effective to assess subterranean fauna richness?
12:15 – 12:30 * Maysa Fernanda Villela Rezende Souza, Federal University of Lavras
Updated records of troglomorphic palpigrades in Brazil.
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
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“The Ecological Theatre”
Stage IV: Rodrigo Ferreira, Manager
14:00 – 14:15 Thomas R. Sawicki, Florida A & M University
Physiochemical differences in water sources within De Leon Springs, Florida, and
their potential effect on cave biota.
14:15 – 14:30 Marconi Souza-Silva, Federal University of Lavras
Brazilian vs. Slovenian aquatic subterranean biodiversity: the case of Areias and
Postojna-Planina cave systems
14:30 – 14:45 * Parvathi Nair, Texas State University
Estimating the trophic ecology of aquatic invertebrates using stable isotopes.
14:45 – 15:00 Open
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee
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15:15 – 15:45 Conference Closing
Remarks: David C. Culver
Presentation of 2018 ICSB Venue
15:45 – 17:45 General Assembly
Meeting of the new ISSB Council
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Conference Banquet
&
Presentation of Best Student Oral and Best Student Poster Awards
UARK Bowl
(http://uarkbowl.com/)
644 W. Dickson Street
19:00 – 22:00
Dance
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Conference Sponsors & Supporters
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HOST ORGANIZATIONS:
LEVEL 4 SPONSORS:
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LEVEL 2 SPONSORS:
The Crustacean Society
LEVEL 1 SPONSORS:
Richmond Areas Speleological Survey
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