Flow permanence and macroinvertebrate community diversity within groundwater dominated headwater streams and springs

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 545, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-64

  Wood, Paul J ^a   Gunn, John ^b   Smith, Heidi ^c   Abas Kutty, Ahmad ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Kirklees Metropolitan Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crenobiology; Hydroecology; Karst springs; Perennial and ephemeral flow

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); LIMESTONE; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW;

FLOW PERMANENCE; INTERMITTENT SPRINGS; LIMESTONE SPRINGS; MACROINVERTEBRATE;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

FLOW; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

DERBYSHIRE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; PEAK DISTRICT; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 21644447267     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-2213-y     Document Type: Article

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