Aquifers and hyporheic zones: Towards an ecological understanding of groundwater

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 98-111

  Hancock, Peter J ^a   Boulton, Andrew J ^a   Humphreys, William F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquifereco systems; Groundwater surface water interactions; Human impacts; Hyporheic zone; Stygofauna

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYPORHEIC ZONE; WATER QUALITY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 17044398196     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-004-0421-6     Document Type: Review

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