Does wrong procedence assignment lead to underestimates in groundwater biodiversity?

H. R. FERNÁNDEZ

ECOLOGÍA AUSTRAL

ASOCIACIÓN ARGENTINA DE ECOLOGÝA

Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2004 p. 77 - 88

0327-5477

Individuals of certain taxa (e.g., water mites and crustaceans) collected from streams and rivers are often assigned to a surficial benthic origin when the animals clearly display subterranean morphological characteristics. This paper addresses reasons for these errors and proposes ways to minimize such mistakes when sampling