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

Mathers, K.L., Millett, J., Robertson, A.L., Stubbington, R. ORCID: 0000-0001-8475-5109 and Wood, P.J., 2014. Faunal response to benthic and hyporheic sedimentation varies with direction of vertical hydrological exchange. Freshwater Biology.

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Abstract

1. Sedimentation and clogging of benthic and hyporheic zone substrates is increasingly being recognised as one of the greatest threats to the ecological integrity of riverine ecosystems globally. This ex-situ study examined the influence of sedimentation (benthic and hyporheic) and pattern of hydrological exchange on the vertical distribution of the freshwater shrimp Gammarus pulex within the experimental substrates of running water mesocosms. 2. Six sediment treatments representing a continuum from a clean gravel substratum through to heavy sediment loading of both benthic and hyporheic substrates were used to examine the distribution of G. pulex in relation to the direction of hydrological exchange (downwelling, upwelling and no exchange). 3. The vertical distribution of fauna varied significantly for both sediment treatment and pattern of hydrological exchange. There was a significant interaction between the two effects indicating that the effect of sedimentation varied depending on the pattern of vertical hydrological exchange.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Freshwater Biology
Creators:	Mathers, K.L., Millett, J., Robertson, A.L., Stubbington, R. and Wood, P.J.
Date:	2014
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/fwb.12430 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 09:41
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:08
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1106

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