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Wetting Front

The dry period of intermittent streams is ended by what is called "rewetting" or a wetting front. Rewetting is defined as the resumption of waterflow through the stream. This happens when the gain of water is higher than the loss of it into the pores of the substrate/soil, also known as infiltration. This event causes changes in the dissolved nutrients in the stream, and species compositions