Water flow dynamics of groundwater-fed streams and their ecological significance in a glacierized catchment

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 364-379

  Crossman, J ^a   Bradley, C ^a   Boomer, I ^a   Milner, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALLUVIAL PLAIN; CATCHMENT; CHLORIDE; COLONIZATION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EPHEMERAL LAKE; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MELTWATER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEEPAGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STREAM; STREAMFLOW; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TERRACE; WATER FLOW;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052226705     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1938-4246-43.3.364     Document Type: Article

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