Temporal Effects of Groundwater on Physical and Biotic Components of a Karst Stream

Although most lotic ecosystems are groundwater dependent, our knowledge on the relatively long-term ecological effects of groundwater discharge on downstream reaches remains limited. We surveyed four connected reaches of a Chinese karst stream network for 72 consecutive months, with one reach, named...

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Main Authors: Tao Tang, Shuhan Guo, Lu Tan, Tao Li, Ryan M. Burrows, Qinghua Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/6/1299