The response of the macroinvertebrate community to low-flow variability and supra-seasonal drought within a groundwater dominated stream

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-20

  Wood, P J ^a   Armitage, P D ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community change; Discharge variability; Drought; Groundwater; Hydroecology; Macroinvertebrates

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; MACROINVERTEBRATE; STREAM;

AMPHIPODA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; PULEX;

EID: 4944244425     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2004/0161-0001     Document Type: Article

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