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This paper presents the faunistic results regarding the spider fauna (Araneae Ord.) encountered in the superficial underground environment of the Leaota Mountains. The gathering of spiders was carried out during 2014-2015 in surveys located in limestone and schists colluvial scree. We captured faunistic elements at depths of 1m, 0.75m and 0.5m in limestone MSS; in shale MSS we collected fauna only from the depth of 0.5m and 1m. As a result of our research, we identified 12 spiders species, of which 11 are new for Leaota. The Nesticus balacescui species was first reported in shale MSS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper present and discussed the results of the monitoring of two ecological factors, the temperature and the relative humidity monitorised during winter 2014-2015, in an ecological station in the in the north-western area of Leaota Mountains. In this station, three polls were located in areas with limestone forming mesovoid shallow substratum (MSS), also called shallow subterranean habitats(SSHs). The first survey has 1m deepth, the second has 0.75m depth and the third was drilled up to 0.5m depth. In each survey was placed a datalogger above a Barber trap, wich recorded continuously for the winter 2014-2015 relative humidity and temperature. The values of this abiotic parameters were collected on every twelve hours. The continuous data collection on ecological parameters mentioned before is a first for Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]