The hyporheic zone and its functions: revision and research status in Neotropical regions
AbstractThe hyporheic zone (HZ), as the connecting ecotone between surface- and groundwater, is functionally part of both fluvial and groundwater ecosystems. Its hydrological, chemical, biological and metabolic features are specific of this zone, not belonging truly neither to surface- nor to ground...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Biology |
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