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lampenflora

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What the tool is doing

Lampenflora refers to autotrophic growth supported by artificial lighting in show caves. In this review it includes cyanobacteria, diatoms, chlorophytes, mosses, and ferns.

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What problem it solves

It gives a compact label for the cave-lighting-driven phototrophic communities discussed throughout the review.

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What it does not solve

It is not a discrete engineered tool, assay, or intervention, and the abstract does not define a standardized measurement or control protocol for it.

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Alternatives

The abstract also refers more broadly to biofilms and diatom-dominated biofilms rather than using only the lampenflora label.

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Evidence Snippets

artificial lighting systems in show caves support the growth of autotrophic organisms (the so-called lampenflora)
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Linked Claims

Claim 1biodiversity patternsupports2014Source 1DOI

Rare or new diatom species are relatively commonly recorded in subterranean habitats because of the peculiarity of these environments.

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Due to the peculiarity of the subterranean habitats, the record of rare or new species is relatively common.
Claim 2community compositionsupports2014Source 1DOI

The most frequent and abundant diatom species reported in caves and other low-light subterranean habitats are generally aerophilic and cosmopolitan.

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The most frequent and abundant species recorded in caves and other low light subterranean habitats are generally aerophilic and cosmopolitan.
Claim 3environmental effectsupports2014Source 1DOI

Artificial lighting in show caves supports growth of autotrophic lampenflora communities that include diatoms.

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artificial lighting systems in show caves support the growth of autotrophic organisms (the so-called lampenflora), mainly composed of cyanobacteria, diatoms, chlorophytes, mosses and ferns
Claim 4habitat associationsupports2014Source 1DOI

When light reaches subterranean habitats, relatively high numbers of diatom species can colonize cave entrances, artificially illuminated walls, and speleothems.

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Whenever light reaches the subterranean habitat (both artificially and naturally) a relative high number of species of diatoms may indeed colonise it. Cave entrances, artificially illuminated walls and speleothems inside the cave are generally the preferred substrates.
Claim 5impactsupports2014Source 1DOI

Diatom-dominated and associated heterotrophic biofilms in caves may contribute to corrosion of mineral surfaces and impact speleothems.

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Coupled with the metabolic activities of heterotrophic microorganisms colonising such layer (biofilm), this phenomenon may lead to the corrosion of the mineral surfaces. In this review, we investigate the formation of biofilms, especially of diatom-dominated ones, as a consequence of artificial lighting and its impacts on speleothems.
Claim 6review summarysupports2014Source 1DOI

The review compiles a checklist of 363 diatom taxa belonging to 82 genera recorded in subterranean habitats.

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we provide a complete checklist of the diatom taxa recorded in subterranean habitats, including a total of 363 taxa, belonging to 82 genera