Springs are unique aquatic habitats that contribute significantly to local and regional
biodiversity because of their high habitat complexity and the large number of different spring …

Springs are primary water sources for drinking and sanitation in rural households of
mountainous areas and are ecologically important as they provide habitat to diverse …

Springs are stable environments with constant abiotic factors and therefore of use in variety
of ecological experiments. We investigated the influence of canopy coverage on abundance …

The methodological standards of monitoring programs recommend collecting material from
stones, but this community is often absent in slow-flowing waters, whereas a great number of …

The distribution patterns of Alpine crenic meiofauna were studied using a standardised
sampling procedure at 110 springs, evenly distributed across both carbonate and siliceous …

The invertebrate fauna from eight selected springs of the landslide area of Schütt (Carinthia,
Austria) with contrasting environmental factors was investigated. The role of habitat structure …

Karst freshwater ecosystems are considered biodiversity hotspots, highlighting their
sensitivity and vulnerability to environmental change. However, our understanding of the …

Creation of spring typologies for different regions is essential for evaluating spring
degradation and for restoration of headwaters. We present a regional spring typology for the …

Despite the close attention springs have received from a hydrologic perspective and as
biodiversity hotspots, the multiple dimensions of spring meiofaunal assemblage diversity are …

Springs are amongst the most relevant Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) and
are key research environments in freshwater ecology and biology. The strict dependency on …