The influence of habitat structure and flow permanence on invertebrate communities in karst spring systems

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 510, Issue , 2003, Pages 53-66

  Smith, H ^a   Wood, P J ^b   Gunn, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crenobiology; Flow variability; Groundwater; Habitat structure; Spring ecology

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SPRINGS (WATER); THERMAL EFFECTS;

MACROINVERTEBRATES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; KARST; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPRING WATER;

AURICULA; EPHEMEROPTERA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; LIMNEPHILUS; LIMNEPHILUS AURICULA; PLECOPTERA; PULEX; STENOPHYLAX; STENOPHYLAX PERMISTUS; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0346039310     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HYDR.0000008501.55798.20     Document Type: Article

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