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Records of Crustacea from chalk streams in southern England are described. Classification of sites suggested that flow regime was an important influence on the fauna and the distribution of individual species are discussed in this respect.
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Ham, S.F. The Crustacea of some chalk streams in southern England. Hydrobiologia 97, 193–201 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00007107
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