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A principal ecological role proposed for the hyporheic zone is as a refugium that promotes benthic invertebrate survival during adverse conditions in the surface stream. Whilst a growing body of work has examined use of this hyporheic refugium during hydrological extremes (spate…

River impoundment is considered one of the most important anthropogenic impacts on rivers globally. The growing body of literature on the effects of impoundment on abiotic and biotic factors tends to focus on individual large (hydropower) dams, while the effects on smaller water…