hyporheic
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English
Etymology
Coined by Traian Orghidan[1] in 1959 by combining two Greek words: hypo (below) and rheos (flow).
Adjective
hyporheic
- beneath or alongside the bed of a stream, where water percolates through interstices between the rocks leading to mixing of groundwater and surface water
References
- ^ Orghidan, T. (1959) “Ein neuer Lebensraum des unterirdischen Wassers: Der hyporheische Biotop”, in Archiv für Hydrobilogie, volume 55, pages 392–414