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

Box Forest Rd LTL0144

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 30-03-1999
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 22
Taxa count ALT 22
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 2.1 2.4 1.6
Weighted SIGNAL 2.3 2.2

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.1 Cereals, 3.3.4 Oilseeds 38.15% 1,944,129,419m2
  Natural 1.1.3 National park 34.59% 1,762,733,973m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 24.09% 1,227,792,310m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads 3.17% 161,406,966m2
50,960,627m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Unknown IB 2
Hydridae IB010000
2
Gastropoda KG 18 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
17
Bivalvia KP 1 3
Sphaeriidae KP030000
1
Hirudinea LH 98 1
Glossiphoniidae LH010000
98
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
6
Amphipoda OP 84 3
Ceinidae OP020000
84
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Unknown OT 10
Atyidae OT010000
10
Atyidae
Atyidae
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
17
Diptera QD 74 3
Tipulidae QD010000
1
Culicidae QD070000
4
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae QD090000
2
Ceratopogonidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
3
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
1
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
63
Hemiptera QH 31 2
Veliidae QH560000
4
Corixidae QH650000
3
Notonectidae QH670000
24
Odonata QO 69 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
48
Lestidae QO050000
8
Aeshnidae QO120000
3
Corduliidae QO160000
10
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.1
Weighted SIGNALT 2.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae IF610000
3
Gastropoda KG 42 1
Hydrobiidae KG020000
5
Planorbidae KG070000
3
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
34
Acarina MM 5 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
5
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 90 3
Ceinidae OP020000
84
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Ceinidae
Perthiidae OP080000
6
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Perthiidae
Isopoda OR 1 2
Oniscidae OR250000
1
Oniscidae
Unknown QA 14
COLLEMBOLA QA000000
14
Coleoptera QC 47 5
Dytiscidae QC090000
21
Hydrophilidae QC110000
19
Hydraenidae QC130000
1
Hydraenidae
Scirtidae QC200000
4
Scirtidae
Curculionidae QCAN0000
2
Curculionidae
Curculionidae
Diptera QD 47 3
Culicidae QD070000
16
Culicidae
Tanypodinae QDAE0000
3
Orthocladiinae QDAF0000
13
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
15
Ephemeroptera QE 13 9
Baetidae QE020000
1
Leptophlebiidae QE060000
12
Hemiptera QH 21 2
Veliidae QH560000
11
Corixidae QH650000
7
Notonectidae QH670000
3
Odonata QO 14 3
Coenagrionidae QO020000
11
Lestidae QO050000
2
Corduliidae QO160000
1
Trichoptera QT 4 8
Hydroptilidae QT030000
1
Leptoceridae QT250000
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5