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East End of Spadonis Reserve OLN0080

Source Melbourne Water
Latest Sample Date 05-04-2006
Taxa count ORDER 7
Taxa count FAMILY 12
Taxa count ALT 13
Mayflies present? 0
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 3 2.9 3
Weighted SIGNAL 2.6 5 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.6 Protected landscape, 1.1.7 Other conserved area 38.01% 82,377,839,512m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 20.20% 43,780,297,572m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 16.83% 36,485,789,646m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 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, 5.6.0 Utilities, 5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission, 5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission, 5.7.0 Transport and communication, 5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways, 5.7.5 Navigation and communication 16.10% 34,895,537,918m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.4.0 Perennial horticulture, 3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits, 3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs, 3.4.9 Grapes, 3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs 7.36% 15,959,017,341m2
Show minor land uses 8
2,167,514,855m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
1
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
1
Ancylidae (Unident.) KG069999
1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
1
Unknown OT 50
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
50
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 7 5
Hydrophilidae (Unident.) QC119999
3
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydrophilidae (Unident.)
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
1
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
1
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 3 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
3
Hemiptera QH 60 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
30
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.0
Weighted SIGNALT 3.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
3
Oligochaeta LO 1 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
1
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
9
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 2
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
2
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 33 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
30
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
2
Elmidae (Unident.)
Chrysomelidae (Unident.) QCAH9999
1
Diptera QD 18 3
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
9
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
9
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
1
Hemiptera QH 46 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
30
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
14
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
2
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
30
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 7 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
7
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Ferrissia petterdi KG060101
1
Bayardella sp.(Unident.) KG070899
3
Physa acuta KG080101
4
Oligochaeta LO 68 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
68
Unknown OG 1
Daphniidae (Unident.) OG049999
1
Unknown OH 5
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
5
Unknown OJ 11
Cyclopoida (Unident.) OJ399999
11
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
9
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown OT 36
Paratya australiensis OT010101
36
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Coleoptera QC 14 5
Aulonogyrus strigosus QC100201
12
Aulonogyrus strigosus
Austrolimnius sp.L58E QC3401B2
1
Austrolimnius sp.L58E
Notriolus sp.(Unident.) QC340399
1
Notriolus sp.(Unident.)
Diptera QD 42 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
1
Tipulidae EPA sp.8 QD0199B9
1
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
2
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
1
Thienemanniella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0799
16
Cricotopus/Paratrichocladius QDAF99A8
11
Rheotanytarsus sp.(Unident.) QDAH0799
3
Polypedilum sp.(Unident.) QDAI0899
2
Zavreliella sp.(Unident.) QDAI0999
1
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.) QDAI1999
4
Cryptochironomus sp.(Unident.)
Ephemeroptera QE 1 9
Edmundsiops sp.(Unident.) QE020799
1
Hemiptera QH 28 2
Micronecta sp.(Unident.) QH650599
28
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Ecnomus pansus QT080401
5
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.8
Weighted SIGNALT 2.4
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 0 1
Physa acuta KG080101
0
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
OLIGOCHAETA LO000000
11
Unknown OG 103
Daphniidae (Unident.) OG049999
103
Unknown OH 2
Ostracoda (Unident.) OH999999
2
Unknown OJ 1
Cyclopoida (Unident.) OJ399999
1
Amphipoda OP 0 3
Austrochiltonia australis OP020101
0
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Austrochiltonia australis
Unknown OT 2
Paratya australiensis OT010101
2
Paratya australiensis
Paratya australiensis
Unknown QA 1
Hypogastruridae (Unident.) QA049999
1
Diptera QD 2 3
Parakiefferiella sp.(Unident.) QDAF0399
1
Nanocladius sp.(Unident.) QDAF0499
1
Hemiptera QH 0 2
Sigara sp.(Unident.) QH650299
0
Odonata QO 1 3
Coenagrionidae (Unident.) QO029999
1
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
0
ORDER
SIGNALT 1.3
Weighted SIGNALT 0.9