Journal of the speleological society of Korea (동굴)
- Issue 8
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- Pages.43-54
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- 1998
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- 2092-5344(pISSN)
A Study for Behavior and Products of Cave Microorganisms
Abstract
The plant life of caves is made up of species that can live in total darkness. If any plant in a cave contains chlorophyll, the chlorophyll obviously cannot be energized by light rays from th sun. With a few exceptions noted below, none of the plants in the perpetually dark zone contains chlorophyll. The chief plant life there consists of bacteria, including actinomycetes, and fungi.(omitted)
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