Low flow controls on benthic and hyporheic macroinvertebrate assemblages during supra-seasonal drought

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2252-2263

  Stubbington, R ^a   Wood, P J ^a   Boulton, A J ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthos; Drought; Groundwater; Hyporheic processes; Hyporheos; Invertebrates; Low flows

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; HYPORHEIC PROCESSES; HYPORHEOS; INVERTEBRATES; LOW FLOWS;

DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; RIVERS;

STREAM FLOW;

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DROUGHT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; HYPORHEIC ZONE; LOW FLOW; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER FLOW; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 67650305605     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7290     Document Type: Conference Paper

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