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洞窟

Also known as cavern

地中にある一定の大きさの空間

AI overview

A cave is a natural underground hollow or chamber formed in rock, such as the Lechuguilla Cave shown in New Mexico. Caves matter because they serve as important geological features, provide habitats for unique wildlife, and offer opportunities for scientific study and exploration.

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Vinony's link graph records 2,997 inbound references to 洞窟, and connects out to stygofauna, Son Doong Cave and stalactite.

It is catalogued under topics including Caves, Erosion landforms and Fluvial landforms.

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Research

14,895 papers

Cave Microbes as a Potential Source of Drugs Development in the Modern Era.ReviewMicrobial ecology · 2022Zada S, Sajjad W, Rafiq M et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01889-3
Revisiting the cave-dwelling sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) from Brazil: Diversity and potential role in the transmission of Leishmania Ross, 1903 (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae).Medical and veterinary entomology · 2022Dutra-Rêgo F, Freire ML, Carvalho GML et al.DOI: 10.1111/mve.12578
Bubble-induced cave collapse.PloS one · 2015Girihagama L, Nof D, Hancock CDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122349
Cave Thiovulum (Candidatus Thiovulum stygium) differs metabolically and genomically from marine species.The ISME journal · 2023Bizic M, Brad T, Ionescu D et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41396-022-01350-4
Cave microorganisms: hidden players in global greenhouse gas cycling and climate regulation.ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology · 2026Martin-Pozas T, Cuezva S, Fernandez-Cortes A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2026.102707
The ticking clock in the dark: Review of biological rhythms in cave invertebrates.ReviewChronobiology international · 2024de Souza PE, Souza-Silva M, Ferreira RLDOI: 10.1080/07420528.2024.2348010
Cave beetle lineages gained genes before going down under: An example of repeated genomic exaptation?Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2024Friedrich MDOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23245
Gut microbiota reflect adaptation of cave-dwelling tadpoles to resource scarcity.The ISME journal · 2024Zhu W, Chang L, Shi S et al.DOI: 10.1093/ismejo/wrad009

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Image: Lechuguilla Cave Pearlsian Gulf.jpg

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OpenStreetMap tag: natural=cave_entrance
Commons category: Caves
topic's main category: Category:Caves
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/Cave
Commons gallery: Cave
has list: list of caves
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000067

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Article · 日本語

洞窟（どうくつ、英: cave, grotto, cavern）とは、地中にある一定の大きさの空間。洞穴（どうけつ、ほらあな）とも言う。一般には地下空間のうち人間が入ることが可能なものをいい、洞口の長径が奥行きよりも小さければ洞長2m程度でも洞窟と呼ばれる。水平方向に伸びている横穴や井戸状に開口している縦穴（竪穴）などがある。通常、洞内空間は大気で満たされている。内部の気温は、一般に洞窟がある外部の平均気温になり、内部は外部と較べると夏は涼しく・冬は暖かい。また地中であることも含め、一般に湿度が高い。洞口部では日光が差し込むこともあるが、氷河洞・雪渓洞などを除いて奥部は完全な暗黒となる。洞内空間が地下水・海水・堆積物で満たされている洞窟もある。完全に水没しているものは水中洞窟、特に海面下に沈んだものは沈水洞窟と呼ばれる。広義には自然洞窟だけでなく人工洞窟や混成洞窟を含む。

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