Does groundwater influence the sediment fauna beneath a small, sandy stream?

Limnologica

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-225

  Schmidt, Susanne I ^a   Hellweg, Julia ^b   Hahn, Hans J ^a   Hatton, Tom J ^c   Humphreys, William F ^d  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories ^*

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment; Groundwater fauna; Groundwater surface water interactions; Hydrology; Sediment fauna

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; FAUNA; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; SEDIMENT; TAXONOMY;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 34247223031     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2006.12.002     Document Type: Article

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