Flow permanence and macroinvertebrate community variability in limestone spring systems

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 487, Issue , 2002, Pages 45-58

  Smith, H ^a   Wood, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crenobiology; Flow permanence; Groundwater; Limestone springs; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; RIVERS;

FLOW PERMANENCE;

LIMESTONE;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROPERIOD; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPRING WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AGABUS GUTTATUS; COLEOPTERA; DYTISCIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILIDAE; MICROPTERNA LATERALIS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0036878867     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022932303652     Document Type: Article

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