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Liffey River at Pitts Lane MEAN15

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 05-04-2004
Taxa count ORDER 12
Taxa count FAMILY 29
Taxa count ALT 30
Mayflies present? 86
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 4.5 5.8 4.4
Weighted SIGNAL 5.7 5 5.5

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  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 34.33% 5,502,469,706m2
  Pastoral Farming 3.2.0 Grazing modified pastures, 3.2.1 Native/exotic pasture mosaic, 4.2.0 Grazing irrigated modified pastures 20.33% 3,257,936,020m2
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 14.78% 2,368,021,785m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 11.16% 1,788,577,628m2
  Minimal Use 1.3.3 Residual native cover, 2.1.0 Grazing native vegetation 8.67% 1,388,866,150m2
  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 6.65% 1,065,147,348m2
Show minor land uses 5
160,267,054m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 2 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
2
Gastropoda KG 2 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
2
Oligochaeta LO 7 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
7
Acarina MM 16 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
16
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 48 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
3
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
44
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
1
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 84 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
27
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
4
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
17
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
30
Ephemeroptera QE 86 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
29
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
42
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
15
Hemiptera QH 103 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
5
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
98
Odonata QO 2 3
Telephlebiidae (Unident.) QO219999
2
Plecoptera QP 4 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
1
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
2
Trichoptera QT 225 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
9
Hydroptilidae (Unident.) QT039999
1
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
12
Helicopsychidae (Unident.) QT179999
25
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
13
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
161
Unknown QT999998
3
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.0
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 4 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
4
Oligochaeta LO 11 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
11
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Ceinidae (Unident.) OP029999
3
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Ceinidae (Unident.)
Unknown OT 24
Atyidae (Unident.) OT019999
24
Atyidae (Unident.)
Atyidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 91 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
4
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
84
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
3
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 63 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
2
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
12
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Diamesinae (Unident.) QDAB9999
4
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
1
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
20
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
15
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
4
Ephemeroptera QE 111 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
34
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
7
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
67
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
3
Hemiptera QH 82 2
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
82
Plecoptera QP 85 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
1
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
84
Trichoptera QT 88 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
4
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
6
Polycentropodidae (Unident.) QT079999
4
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
2
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
4
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
67
Unknown QT999998
1
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.5
Weighted SIGNALT 4.7
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Gastropoda KG 3 1
Hydrobiidae (Unident.) KG029999
3
Bivalvia KP 8 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
8
Oligochaeta LO 3 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
3
Acarina MM 1 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
1
Mites (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 67 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
1
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
66
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 74 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
8
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
14
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
26
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
2
Chironomidae (Unident.)(Larva) QDAZ9999
2
Ephemeroptera QE 188 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
26
Oniscigastridae (Unident.) QE039999
38
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
112
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
12
Hemiptera QH 58 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
9
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
49
Plecoptera QP 12 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
12
Trichoptera QT 30 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
11
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
10
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
8
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.9
Weighted SIGNALT 5.3
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Turbellaria IF 1 2
Turbellaria (Unident.) IF999999
1
Bivalvia KP 5 3
Sphaeriidae (Unident.) KP039999
5
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
6
Acarina MM 4 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
4
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 3 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
3
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 45 5
Noteridae (Unident.) QC089999
2
Noteridae (Unident.)
Noteridae (Unident.)
Unknown QC10999A
4
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
34
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
2
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 145 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
3
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
111
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
11
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
14
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
6
Ephemeroptera QE 97 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
26
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
60
Caenidae (Unident.) QE089999
11
Hemiptera QH 110 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
25
Corixidae (Unident.) QH659999
85
Odonata QO 3 3
Aeshnidae (Unident.) QO129999
1
Gomphidae (Unident.) QO139999
1
Hemicorduliidae (Unident.) QO309999
1
Plecoptera QP 1 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
1
Trichoptera QT 54 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
7
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
19
Ecnomidae (Unident.) QT089999
6
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
1
Calamoceratidae (Unident.) QT249999
1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
20
ORDER
SIGNALT 4.7
Weighted SIGNALT 4.8