Ecology, Diversity and Conservation Priorities of Cave Dwelling Fauna in Mandaramnuwara Cave, Nuwara Eliya District

Cave biodiversity studies are scarce in Sri Lanka though caves support large number ofspecies. Formation of a cave takes thousands or millions of years. Mandaramnuwara cavewhich is a crystalline limestone cave comprised of beautiful formations of Stalactites. Thecave is located in the wet zone of Sri Lanka where the annual rainfall is between 2000-2500mm. Field studies were carried outfrom September 2012 to September 2013 to assess thediversity...