The Ice Caves at Sam’s Point Preserve, NY. Environmental conditions become challenging for the survival of aquatic troglobionts during the winter months. A–B Entrance to Ice Cave #1 in summer (A) and winter (B) C Deep lake in Ice Cave #2 during the Summer D Frozen floor in Ice Cave #3 on winter E Walls in Ice Cave #1 become covered in ice during the winter, eventually blocking the passage to its deeper chambers.

 
 
  Part of: Espinasa L, McCahill A, Kavanagh A, Espinasa J, Scott AM, Cahill A (2015) A troglobitic amphipod in the Ice Caves of the Shawangunk Ridge: Behavior and resistance to freezing. Subterranean Biology 15: 69-78. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.15.4733