Observation of bioturbation and hyporheic flux in streambeds

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 340-348

  Song, Jinxi ^a,b   Chen, Xunhong ^b,c   Cheng, Cheng ^b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

clogging; hyporheic exchange; invertebrate bioturbation; streambed; the Elkhorn River

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77956490792     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-010-0233-y     Document Type: Article

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