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NOTICE: SIGNALT Calculations are currently running through final testing and may be inaccurate until completed.

Lower Abercrombie River LACH502

Source Office of Environment and Heritage
Latest Sample Date 03-12-1997
Taxa count ORDER 8
Taxa count FAMILY 9
Taxa count ALT 9
Mayflies present? 2
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.9 4.7 2.4
Weighted SIGNAL 3 4

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 56.47% 104,923,455m2
  Minimal Use 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 35.98% 66,860,531m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping 6.87% 12,771,113m2
Show minor land uses 1
1,858,072m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Acarina MM 9 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 9
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 328
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 328
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 6 5
Dytiscidae (Unident.) QC099999
 6
Diptera QD 36 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 35
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 2
Hemiptera QH 50 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 50
Trichoptera QT 2 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 3.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown OT 116
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
 116
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 1 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
 1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 20 3
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 20
Ephemeroptera QE 2 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 1
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
 1
Hemiptera QH 1 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
 1
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3

   

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