Benthic and interstitial habitats of a lentic spring as invertebrate refuges during supra-seasonal drought

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-73

  Stubbington, Rachel ^a   Wood, Paul J ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Headwaters; Hyporheic; Macroinvertebrate; Migration; Refugium; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMPHIPOD; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT USE; HYPORHEIC ZONE; INTERSTITIAL ENVIRONMENT; LENTIC ENVIRONMENT; REFUGE; SEASONALITY; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

AMPHIPODA; CRANGONYX PSEUDOGRACILIS; GAMMARUS PULEX; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876031234     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2013/0409     Document Type: Article

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