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Yarra River within Spadonis Reserve YAR2161

Latest Sample Date03-12-2009
Taxa count12
Mayflies present? 28
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Natural 1.1.1 Strict nature reserves,1.1.4 Natural feature protection,1.1.7 Other conserved area,1.1.7 Other conserved area,1.1.3 National park,1.1.1 Strict nature reserves,1.1.6 Protected landscape,1.1.4 Natural feature protection,1.1.3 National park,1.1.1 Strict nature reserves,1.1.7 Other conserved area 38.01% 823,778,395m2
  Forestry 3.1.0 Plantation forests,2.2.0 Production native forests,3.1.0 Plantation forests,2.2.0 Production native forests,3.1.0 Plantation forests 20.20% 437,802,976m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures,3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures,3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures 16.83% 364,857,896m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential,5.7.2 Roads,5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture,5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture,5.5.3 Recreation and culture,5.6.0 Utilities,5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture,5.7.2 Roads,5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture,5.6.0 Utilities,5.5.3 Recreation and culture,5.4.1 Urban residential,5.7.3 Railways,5.5.2 Public services,5.6.5 Electricity substations and transmission,5.6.7 Water extraction and transmission,5.7.1 Airports/aerodromes,5.7.5 Navigation and communication,5.7.0 Transport and communication,5.7.2 Roads,5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture,5.4.1 Urban residential,5.5.2 Public services,5.4.2 Rural residential with agriculture,5.5.3 Recreation and culture,5.6.0 Utilities 16.10% 348,955,379m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping,3.4.9 Grapes,3.3.0 Cropping,3.4.9 Grapes,3.4.0 Perennial horticulture,3.5.3 Seasonal vegetables and herbs,3.4.5 Shrub berries and fruits,3.4.6 Perennial flowers and bulbs,3.3.0 Cropping 7.36% 159,590,173m2
  Unknown 3.6.4 No defined use,3.6.4 No defined use,5.8.4 Extractive industry not in use,3.6.4 No defined use 0.42% 8,997,510m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use,1.3.0 Other minimal use 0.35% 7,490,008m2
  Intensive Arable Farming 5.1.1 Production nurseries,5.1.1 Production nurseries,5.1.1 Production nurseries 0.25% 5,422,506m2
  Industrial 5.5.1 Commercial services,5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial,5.3.1 General purpose factory,5.3.7 Sawmill,5.3.1 General purpose factory,5.3.0 Manufacturing and industrial,5.5.1 Commercial services,5.3.2 Food processing factory,5.3.7 Sawmill,5.3.7 Sawmill,5.5.1 Commercial services 0.14% 3,135,003m2
  Water 6.2.1 Reservoir,6.4.1 Supply channel/aqueduct,6.2.1 Reservoir,6.3.0 River 0.13% 2,765,003m2
  Waste Management 5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage,5.9.0 Waste treatment and disposal,5.9.2 Landfill,5.9.5 Sewage/sewerage 0.10% 2,125,002m2
  Mining 5.8.2 Quarries 0.07% 1,427,502m2
  Intensive Pastoral Farming 5.2.6 Horse studs,5.2.3 Poultry farms,5.2.5 Aquaculture 0.05% 1,167,501m2
2,167,514,855m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematoda II 7 3
Nematoda (Unident.) II999999
7 3
Gastropoda KG 343 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
29 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
264 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
50 1
Bivalvia KP 28 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
14 5
Pelecypoda (Unident.) KP999999
14 3
Oligochaeta LO 179 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
179 2
Amphipoda OP 21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
21 3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 358
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
186 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.) OT999999
172 3
Caridea (Unident.)
Caridea (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 49 5
Elmidae (Unident.) QC349999
21 7
Elmidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
14 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Brentidae (Unident.) QCAM9999
7 3
Hydrochidae (Unident.) QCAO9999
7 6
Hydrochidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 699 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
42 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Psychodidae (Unident.) QD129999
7 3
Psychodidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
36 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
300 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
314 3
Ephemeroptera QE 28 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
7 5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
21 4
Hemiptera QH 685 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
564 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
7 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
107 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
7 1
Odonata QO 7 3
Megapodagrionidae (Unident.) QO079999
7 5
Trichoptera QT 151 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1 4
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
7 4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
36 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
43 6
Trichoptera (Unident.) QT999999
64 8
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.5
Weighted SIGNALT 3.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 3 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
3 2
Gastropoda KG 8 1
Planorbidae (Unident.) KG079999
3 2
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
5 1
Hirudinea LH 3 1
Glossiphoniidae (Unident.) LH019999
3 1
Oligochaeta LO 31 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
8 5
Enchytraeidae (Unident.) LO089999
18 4
Megadrili (Unident.) LO119999
5 2
Acarina MM 23 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
23 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 66
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
66 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 61 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
58 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
3 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 67 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
23 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ephydridae (Unident.) QD789999
5 1
Ephydridae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
28 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
5 3
Hemiptera QH 542 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
13 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
3 4
Ochteridae (Unident.) QH639999
3 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
520 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
3 1
Lepidoptera QL 3 2
Crambidae (Unident.) QL019999
3 3
Crambidae (Unident.)
Trichoptera QT 5 8
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
5 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 2.9
Weighted SIGNALT 2.9
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 790 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
10 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
780 1
Oligochaeta LO 570 2
Naididae (Unident.) LO059999
570 5
Unknown OT 280
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
280 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 30 5
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
30 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 1380 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
40 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
630 4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
90 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
620 3
Ephemeroptera QE 90 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
20 5
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
70 4
Hemiptera QH 540 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
160 1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
380 2
Odonata QO 40 3
Lestidae (Unident.) QO059999
10 1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
10 4
Zygoptera (Unident.) QO999997
20 3
Trichoptera QT 80 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
20 4
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
10 7
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
50 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 3.7
Weighted SIGNALT 3.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 168 2
Dugesiidae (Unident.) IF619999
168 2
Gastropoda KG 36 1
Lymnaeidae (Unident.) KG059999
12 1
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
8 1
Planorbidae/Physidae (Unident.) KG9999A2
16 1
Oligochaeta LO 200 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
200 2
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16 5
Mites (Unident.)
Unknown OT 472
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
472 3
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 8 5
Hydraenidae (Unident.) QC139999
4 6
Hydraenidae (Unident.)
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae) QC34999I
4 7
Elmidae (Unident.)(Larvae)
Diptera QD 356 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8 4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
84 4
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
264 3
Ephemeroptera QE 4 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
4 5
Hemiptera QH 560 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
4 1
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
4 4
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
544 2
Notonectidae (Unident.) QH679999
8 1
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
4 8
Trichoptera QT 28 8
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
8 4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.4
Weighted SIGNALT 3.6