Copepod distribution as an indicator of epikarst system connectivity

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 817-822

  Pipan, Tanja ^a   Culver, David C ^b  

^a KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Copepod; Groundwater flow; Karst; Tracer tests

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; KARST; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRACER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; ORGAN CAVE; POSTOJNA CAVE; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

COPEPODA;

EID: 34249980107     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0114-4     Document Type: Article

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