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ME_YMR005 Merri Creek @ Heidelberg Rd Bridge
2 April 2017
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Merri Creek @ Heidelberg Rd Bridge ME_YMR005 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 2nd April 2017 11:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
| N mg/L NH4+ | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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| Weather | cloudy |
|---|---|
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Waterbug census training and data collection using ALT method. In attendance: Trevor Hausler, Julia Cirillo, Amy Dobie, Harley Thompson, Ying Quek, Jenny Robertson, Alex Jolley, and Natasha Dreis.
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | N/A |
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a. Family Megapodagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 5 | N/A |
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a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | N/A |
| a. Phylum Nematomorpha, (gordian worms) | 5 | N/A | |
| b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) | 4 | N/A | |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | N/A | |
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c. Family Isostictidae (Damselfly nymph) | 3 | N/A |
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c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | N/A |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 1 | N/A | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 1 | N/A | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 2 | N/A | |
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e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | N/A |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 5 | N/A | |
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g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) | 2 | N/A |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 1 | N/A | |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 1 | N/A | |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 3 | 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 | |
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | N/A |
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