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Yarra River Catchment
ME_YMR300
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visits
22-04-2018
Site visit details
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Waterbug census Autumn 2018
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)
4
N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)
1
N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)
2
N/A
e. Family Nepidae, Genus Ranatra (slender water scorpions/stick bug)
3
N/A
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph)
5
N/A
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers)
3
N/A
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph)
5
N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)
1
N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)
1
N/A
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye)
5
N/A
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles)
1
N/A
j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs)
2
N/A
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers)
1
N/A
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)
2
N/A
o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen)
6
N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis)
4
N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score
Diary photos
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