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Liffey River at Carrick MEAN14

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 22-10-1997
Taxa count ORDER 10
Taxa count FAMILY 26
Taxa count ALT 26
Mayflies present? 137
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.9 5.6 3.9
Weighted SIGNAL 6.2 6.1

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures, 4.2.4 Irrigated sown grasses 34.22% 8,327,603,420m2
  Natural 1.1.2 Wilderness area, 1.1.3 National park, 1.1.4 Natural feature protection, 1.1.5 Habitat/species management area, 1.1.7 Other conserved area, 1.2.0 Managed resource protection, 1.2.1 Biodiversity 24.05% 5,852,822,686m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 9.73% 2,368,279,412m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.0 Other minimal use, 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 8.13% 1,977,774,562m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 7.55% 1,837,022,814m2
  Arable Farming 3.3.0 Cropping, 3.3.3 Hay and silage, 4.3.0 Irrigated cropping, 4.3.7 Irrigated alkaloid poppies, 4.4.0 Irrigated perennial horticulture, 4.4.9 Irrigated grapes 6.97% 1,695,521,057m2
  Residential And Infrastructure 5.4.1 Urban residential, 5.4.3 Rural residential without agriculture, 5.4.4 Remote communities, 5.5.2 Public services, 5.5.3 Recreation and culture, 5.7.2 Roads, 5.7.3 Railways 6.42% 1,562,769,408m2
Show minor land uses 5
243,333,022m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Oligochaeta LO 2 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
2
Acarina MM 6 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
6
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 17 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
1
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
16
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 106 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
4
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
10
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
5
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
59
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
25
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 137 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
25
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
18
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
87
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
7
Hemiptera QH 78 2
Saldidae (Unident.) QH609999
1
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
77
Plecoptera QP 45 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
43
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
1
Trichoptera QT 60 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
3
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
2
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
12
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
43
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.6
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 20 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
19
Physidae (Unident.) KG089999
1
Bivalvia KP 10 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
10
Oligochaeta LO 32 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
32
Acarina MM 10 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
10
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 27 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
27
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown OV 2
Parastacidae (Unident.) OV019999
2
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Parastacidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 28 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
26
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 136 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
63
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
1
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
47
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
13
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 49 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
11
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
38
Hemiptera QH 89 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
3
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
86
Odonata QO 1 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Plecoptera QP 3 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
3
Trichoptera QT 81 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
29
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
2
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
7
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
11
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
15
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
16
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.2
Weighted SIGNALT 4.4