Environmental Thesaurus

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21902

Preferred Name

hyporheic

Definitions

The hyporheic zone is a region beneath and alongside a stream bed, where there is mixing of shallow groundwater and surface water. The flow dynamics and behavior in this zone (termed hyporheic flow or underflow) is recognized to be important for surface water/groundwater interactions, as well as fish spawning, among other processes.

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http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

contributor

0000-0003-0631-8231

scopeNote

US LTER controlled vocabulary

creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

definition

The hyporheic zone is a region beneath and alongside a stream bed, where there is mixing of shallow groundwater and surface water. The flow dynamics and behavior in this zone (termed hyporheic flow or underflow) is recognized to be important for surface water/groundwater interactions, as well as fish spawning, among other processes.

note

[source of definition ] wikipedia" , "[controlled by ] Alessandro Oggioni 23.05.2013

prefLabel

hyporheic

created

2016-03-31

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21900

modified

2018-12-18

exactMatch

https://vocab.lternet.edu/vocab/vocab/?tema=260

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hyporheic

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