Articles | Volume 28, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4927-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-4927-2024
Research article
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18 Nov 2024
Research article |  | 18 Nov 2024

Temporal shift in groundwater fauna in southwestern Germany

Fabien Koch, Philipp Blum, Heide Stein, Andreas Fuchs, Hans Jürgen Hahn, and Kathrin Menberg

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Dataset: Results of the physical-chemical, faunistic and statistical analysis of groundwater wells in South-West Germany Fabien Koch et al. https://doi.org/10.35097/m4gepnhuc3yengju

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In this study, we identify shifts in groundwater fauna due to natural or human impacts over 2 decades. We find no overall temporal or large-scale trends in fauna or abiotic parameters. However, at a local level, six monitoring wells show shifting or fluctuating faunal parameters. Our findings indicate that changes in surface conditions should be assessed in line with hydrochemical parameters to better understand changes in groundwater fauna and to obtain reliable biomonitoring results.