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Black Rivulet at Tasman Highway RING27

Source Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
Latest Sample Date 18-03-2013
Taxa count ORDER 11
Taxa count FAMILY 34
Taxa count ALT 36
Mayflies present? 94
ORDER FAMILY ALT
SIGNAL 5.1 5.1 3.9
Weighted SIGNAL 6.3 5 5.6

Waterbug Land Use

Category ALUM Categories Percent of upstream catchment Area
  Forestry 2.2.0 Production native forests, 3.1.0 Plantation forests 54.00% 1,276,681,061m2
  Forestry Plantation 3.1.1 Hardwood plantation forestry, 3.1.2 Softwood plantation forestry 26.07% 616,208,058m2
  Natural 1.1.7 Other conserved area 19.06% 450,652,159m2
Show minor land uses 2
23,640,482m2

Waterbug sample history

Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 23 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 23
Acarina MM 25 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 25
Mites (Unident.)
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 9 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 9
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Isopoda OR 2 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.) OR059999
 2
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Phreatoicidae (Unident.)
Coleoptera QC 140 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 10
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 76
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 48
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 3
Elmidae Larvae
Curculionidae (Unident.) QCAN9999
 2
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Curculionidae (Unident.)
Diptera QD 159 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 9
Tanyderidae sp.(Unident.) QD039999
 1
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 46
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 4
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Stratiomyidae (Unident.) QD249999
 1
Empididae (Unident.) QD359999
 1
Aphroteniinae (Unident.) QDAA9999
 6
Podonominae (Unident.) QDAD9999
 38
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 17
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 22
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 4
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva) QDZZ9999
 10
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Diptera (Unident.)(Larva)
Ephemeroptera QE 94 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 94
Hemiptera QH 13 2
Veliidae (Unident.) QH569999
 12
Gerridae (Unident.) QH579999
 1
Plecoptera QP 44 10
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 6
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 38
Trichoptera QT 143 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 30
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 4
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 6
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 3
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 2
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 95
Unknown QT999998
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.1
Weighted SIGNALT 5.5
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 14 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 14
Acarina MM 3 6
Mites (Unident.) MM999999
 3
Mites (Unident.)
Amphipoda OP 6 3
Paramelitidae (Unident.) OP069999
 6
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Paramelitidae (Unident.)
Unknown QA 2
Collembola (Unident.) QA999999
 2
Coleoptera QC 71 5
Dytiscidae Adults QC09999A
 8
Dytiscidae Larvae QC09999L
 1
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 47
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 12
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Adults
Elmidae Larvae QC34999L
 3
Elmidae Larvae
Diptera QD 92 3
Tipulidae (Unident.) QD019999
 6
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 18
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 24
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.) QD229999
 6
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Athericidae (Unident.)
Tanypodinae (Unident.) QDAE9999
 7
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 29
Chironominae (Unident.) QDAJ9999
 2
Ephemeroptera QE 39 9
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 39
Plecoptera QP 28 10
Eustheniidae (Unident.) QP019999
 3
Gripopterygidae (Unident.) QP039999
 15
Notonemouridae (Unident.) QP049999
 10
Trichoptera QT 103 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 19
Hydropsychidae (Unident.) QT069999
 1
Conoesucidae (Unident.) QT159999
 1
Calocidae (Unident.) QT189999
 1
Philorheithridae (Unident.) QT219999
 1
Odontoceridae (Unident.) QT229999
 1
Atriplectididae (Unident.) QT239999
 1
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 76
Unknown QT999998
 2
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.2
Weighted SIGNALT 5.8
Taxa Abundance SIGNALT Grade
Nematomorpha IJ 1 6
Gordiidae (Unident.) IJ019999
 1
Oligochaeta LO 6 2
Oligochaeta (Unident.) LO999999
 6
Coleoptera QC 11 5
Scirtidae (Unident.) QC209999
 3
Scirtidae (Unident.)
Elmidae Adults QC34999A
 8
Elmidae Adults
Diptera QD 20 3
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.) QD099999
 12
Ceratopogonidae (Unident.)
Simuliidae (Unident.) QD109999
 4
Simuliidae (Unident.)
Orthocladiinae (Unident.) QDAF9999
 4
Ephemeroptera QE 5 9
Baetidae (Unident.) QE029999
 1
Leptophlebiidae (Unident.) QE069999
 4
Trichoptera QT 21 8
Hydrobiosidae (Unident.) QT019999
 14
Leptoceridae (Unident.) QT259999
 1
Unknown QT999998
 6
ORDER
SIGNALT 5.5
Weighted SIGNALT 5.4

   

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