Authors
Atish N Vadher, Sian Watson, Ruth Copeland‐Phillips, Louis J Durrant, Paul J Wood
Publication date
2022/11
Journal
Freshwater Biology
Volume
67
Issue
11
Pages
1984-1993
Description
- Environmental change and growing anthropogenic pressure on water resources is increasing the duration and intensity of drying events in streams in many geographical locations. Favourable sediment characteristics (e.g. high porosity and low fine sediment load within the substrate matrix) may facilitate benthic macroinvertebrate use of subsurface sediments in response to drying. However, the influence of sedimentary characteristics on the use and subsequent recovery of macroinvertebrates from initial vertical migration into, survival during unfavourable conditions within, and subsequent re‐emergence from subsurface sediments have not been directly observed.
- Transparent mesocosm tanks were used to directly observe the vertical movement and subsequent re‐emergence of Gammarus pulex from subsurface sediments in response to increasing dry period (1, 7, or 21 days) and fine sediment load (0.5–1 …
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