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ALBERT RIVER AT BELLARA DOWNS 1451048

Source	MIV
Latest Sample Date	04-04-2002
Taxa count ORDER	11
Taxa count FAMILY	29
Taxa count ALT	29
Mayflies present?	1
	ORDER	FAMILY	ALT
SIGNAL	2.4	2.5	2.1
Weighted SIGNAL	2.8		2.7

Waterbug Land Use

	Category	ALUM Categories	Percent of upstream catchment	Area
	Minimal Use	1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation	72.60%	22,493,341,983m²
	Natural	1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.7 Other conserved area	17.46%	5,411,003,248m²
	Arable Farming	4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.4.4 Irrigated vine fruits	6.72%	2,082,693,700m²
	Pastoral Farming	3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures	2.32%	717,566,737m²
	Water	6.2.0 Reservoir/dam, 6.5.0 Marsh/wetland	0.49%	151,264,068m²
	Residential And Infrastructure	5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture	0.23%	72,256,720m²
	Intensive Pastoral Farming	5.2.3 Poultry farms, 5.2.6 Horse studs	0.17%	54,005,023m²
Show minor land uses 4
				309,821,315m²

Waterbug sample history

Sampled on 4 April 2002

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	8	1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999	2
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999	3
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	2
Hirudinea LH	1	1
Erpobdellidae (Unident.) LH059999	1
Oligochaeta LO	10	2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999	10
Unknown OJ	1
Copepoda (Unident.) OJ999999	1
Unknown OT	7
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	6

Palaemonidae (Unident.) OT029999	1

Unknown QA	5
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999	5
Coleoptera QC	24	5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999	2
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999	15

Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999	5

Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	2

Diptera QD	13	3
Culicidae (Unident.) QD079999	2

Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	4

Tabanidae (Unident.) QD239999	1
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999	1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999	3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	2
Ephemeroptera QE	1	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	1
Hemiptera QH	14	2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999	4
Gelastocoridae (Unident.) QH649999	2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	3
Naucoridae (Unident.) QH669999	1
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999	2
Odonata QO	7	3
Protoneuridae (Unident.) QO049999	4
Libellulidae (Unident.) QO179999	3

SIGNALT	2.4
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	2.4

Sampled on 13 December 2001

Taxa	Abundance	SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG	1	1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999	1
Acarina MM	2	6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999	2

Unknown OT	16
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999	16

Coleoptera QC	1	5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999	1

Diptera QD	29	3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999	16

Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999	1

Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999	12
Ephemeroptera QE	21	9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999	11
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999	10
Hemiptera QH	12	2
Hebridae (Unident.) QH539999	1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999	11
Odonata QO	1	3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999	1
Trichoptera QT	12	8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999	5
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999	1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999	6

SIGNALT	4.1
	ORDER
Weighted SIGNALT	4.4

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