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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Baileys Billabong at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe. ME_YYR806
Date and Time Sunday 19th December 2010 09:30am
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 9
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 11
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 40
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 14
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 98
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 15
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 18
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 9
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 221 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

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