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Deliberate omission or unfortunate oversight: Should stygofaunal surveys be included in routine groundwater monitoring programs?

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Many of the ideas expressed here have benefited from discussions with colleagues, notably R. Evans, W. Humphreys, S. Halse, S. Eberhard, and P. Marmonier. ECOWISE Environmental and the Australian Research Council supported MT, PJH and AJB.

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  1. Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, 2351, Australia

    Moya Tomlinson, Andrew J. Boulton & Peter J. Hancock

  2. CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag 2, Glen Osmond, SA, 5064, Australia

    Peter G. Cook

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Tomlinson, M., Boulton, A.J., Hancock, P.J. et al. Deliberate omission or unfortunate oversight: Should stygofaunal surveys be included in routine groundwater monitoring programs?. Hydrogeol J 15, 1317–1320 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-007-0211-z

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