Abstract

FERNANDEZ, Hugo R. Does wrong procedence assignment lead to underestimates in groundwater biodiversity?. Ecol. austral [online]. 2004, vol.14, n.1, pp.77-81. ISSN 1667-782X.

Individuals of certain taxa (e.g., water mites and crustaceans) collected from streams and rivers are often assigned to a surficial benthic origin when the animals clearly display subterranean morphological characteristics. This paper addresses reasons for these errors and proposes ways to minimize such mistakes when sampling.

Keywords : Upwelling; Downwelling; Hydrology; Stygobites; Groundwater habitat; Hyporheic zone.

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