What determines subterranean ground beetle diversity in the West Palaearctic? A macroecological approach using country-based distribution data (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Contribution is introductory lecture to the special symposium Patterns and Processes in Subterranean Biodiversity Authors of the contribution are: Andreas Schuldt, Claudia Drees, Nora Drescher, Katharina Schäfer & Thorsten Assmann Lecture held by Thorsten Assmann