Groundwater is a hidden global keystone ecosystem
- Mattia Saccò
, - Stefano Mammola,
- Florian Altermatt,
- Roman Alther,
- Rossano Bolpagni,
- Anton Brancelj,
- David Brankovits,
- Cene Fišer,
- Vasilis Gerovasileiou,
- Christian Griebler,
- Simone Guareschi,
- Grant C Hose,
- Kathryn Korbel,
- Elisabeth Lictevout,
- Florian Malard,
- Alejandro Martínez,
- Matthew L Niemiller,
- Anne Robertson,
- Krizler C Tanalgo,
- Maria Elina Bichuette,
- Špela Borko,
- Traian Brad,
- Matthew A Campbell,
- Pedro Cardoso,
- Fulvio Celico,
- Steven J B Cooper,
- David Culver,
- Tiziana Di Lorenzo,
- Diana M P Galassi,
- Michelle T Guzik,
- Adam Hartland,
- William F Humphreys,
- Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira,
- Enrico Lunghi,
- Daniele Nizzoli,
- Giulia Perina,
- Rajeev Raghavan,
- Zoe Richards,
- Ana Sofia P S Reboleira,
- Melissa M Rohde,
- David Sánchez Fernández,
- Susanne I Schmidt,
- Mieke Van Der Heyde,
- Louise Weaver,
- Nicole E White,
- Maja Zagmajster,
- Ian Hogg,
- Albert Ruhi,
- Marthe M Gagnon,
- Morten E Allentoft,
- Robert Reinecke
Mattia Saccò
School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Subterranean Research and Groundwater Ecology (SuRGE) Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, Curtin University
Corresponding Author:mattia.sacco@curtin.edu.au
Author ProfileStefano Mammola
Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), National Research Council, Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), University of Helsinki, National Biodiversity Future Center
Florian Altermatt
Department of Aquatic Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
Roman Alther
Department of Aquatic Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
Rossano Bolpagni
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma
Anton Brancelj
Department of Organisms and Ecosystems Research, National Institute of Biology, Department for Environmental Science, University of Nova Gorica, Nova Gorica
David Brankovits
Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), National Research Council
Cene Fišer
Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, SubBio Lab, University of Ljubljana
Vasilis Gerovasileiou
Department of Environment, Faculty of Environment, Ionian University, Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC), Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)
Christian Griebler
Department of Functional & Evolutionary Ecology, University of Vienna
Simone Guareschi
Estación Biologica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC)
Grant C Hose
School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Kathryn Korbel
School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
Elisabeth Lictevout
International Groundwater Resources Assessment Center (IGRAC)
Florian Malard
Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, Villeurbanne, France
Alejandro Martínez
Molecular Ecology Group (MEG), Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), National Research Council
Matthew L Niemiller
Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Anne Robertson
School of Life and Health Sciences, Roehampton University, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15 4JD, UK
Krizler C Tanalgo
Ecology and Conservation Research Laboratory (Eco/Con Lab), Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines
Maria Elina Bichuette
Laboratory of Subterranean Studies (LES), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
Špela Borko
Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, SubBio Lab, University of Ljubljana
Traian Brad
Department of Cluj-Napoca, Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Matthew A Campbell
Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Pedro Cardoso
Finnish Museum of Natural History (LUOMUS), Laboratory for Integrative Biodiversity Research (LIBRe), University of Helsinki, Departamento de Biologia Animal, and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
Fulvio Celico
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma
Steven J B Cooper
South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
David Culver
Department of Environmental Science, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA
Tiziana Di Lorenzo
National Biodiversity Future Center, Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems of the National Research Council of Italy (IRET CNR), Florence, Italy
Diana M P Galassi
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences (MESVA), University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Michelle T Guzik
School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Adam Hartland
Lincoln Agritech Ltd, Ruakura, Kirikiriroa, 3216, Aotearoa New Zealand
William F Humphreys
Western Australian Museum, Kew Street, Welshpool, WA
Rodrigo Lopes Ferreira
Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subterrânea, Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Cx Postal 3037, Campus Universitário, CEP 37200-000, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Enrico Lunghi
Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences (MESVA), University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
Daniele Nizzoli
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma
Giulia Perina
School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Subterranean Research and Groundwater Ecology (SuRGE) Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, Curtin University
Rajeev Raghavan
Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, India 682 506
Zoe Richards
36Coral Conservation and Research Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Australia
Ana Sofia P S Reboleira
Departamento de Biologia Animal, and Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE – Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisbon, Portugal
Melissa M Rohde
Rohde Environmental Consulting, LLC, Seattle, Washington, USA
David Sánchez Fernández
Department of Ecology and Hydrology, University of Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain
Susanne I Schmidt
Department of Lake Research, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, 39114 Magdeburg, Germany
Mieke Van Der Heyde
School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Subterranean Research and Groundwater Ecology (SuRGE) Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, Curtin University
Louise Weaver
Water & Environment Group, Institute of Environmental Science & Research Ltd., Christchurch, New Zealand
Nicole E White
School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Subterranean Research and Groundwater Ecology (SuRGE) Group, Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, Curtin University
Maja Zagmajster
Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, SubBio Lab, University of Ljubljana
Ian Hogg
School of Science, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Albert Ruhi
Department of Environmental Science, Policy & Management, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94702, USA
Marthe M Gagnon
School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Brand Drive, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Morten E Allentoft
Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Lab, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Robert Reinecke
Institute of Geography, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
