Is the hyporheic zone a refugium for aquatic macroinvertebrates during severe low flow conditions?

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 377-390

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

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Benthos; Disturbance; Drought; Hyporheic refuge hypothesis; Hyporheos; Supra seasonal event; Surface groundwater interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIPOD; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HYPORHEIC ZONE; LOW FLOW; MACROINVERTEBRATE; REFUGIUM; RIVER DISCHARGE; STREAMWATER; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ENGLAND; KENT; STOUR RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77957774877     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0176-0377     Document Type: Article

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