Vertical and seasonal distribution of hyporheic invertebrates in streams with different glacial histories

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 434-453

  Varricchione, Jeffrey T ^a,b   Thomas, Steven A ^a,c   Minshall, G Wayne ^a  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b Maine Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Glaciated; Hyporheos; Transient storage zone; Unglaciated; Vertical hydrologic exchange

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL HISTORY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; SEASONALITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STREAM; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

IDAHO; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 28844451045     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-005-0784-3     Document Type: Article

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