Faunal response to benthic and hyporheic sedimentation varies with direction of vertical hydrological exchange

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2278-2289

  Mathers, Kate L ^a   Millett, Jonathan ^a   Robertson, Anne L ^b   Stubbington, Rachel ^c   Wood, Paul J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colmation; Fine sediment; Mesocosm experiments; Surface water and groundwater exchange; Upwelling and downwelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907875912     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12430     Document Type: Article

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