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Predictor Variable |
Description |
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ALKALINITY |
Total carbonates. (mg/l) |
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ALTITUDE |
Height above sea level. (m)
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BANKWIDTH |
Distance between the banks. (m) |
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BOULDER |
Percent boulder [>256mm] in habitat. (%) |
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CATCHAREA |
Catchment area upstream of site. (square km) |
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COBBLE |
Percent cobble [64-256mm] in habitat. (%) |
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DEPTH |
Mean water depth of habitat. ACT - (cm); Other - (m) |
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DFS |
Distance from source. (km) |
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EBANKVEG |
Trailing bank vegetation. ACT - ( 1=nil; 2=slight; 3=moderate; 4=extensive); Tas - (?=nil [<5%]; ?=sparse [6-25%]; ?=moderate [26-50%]; ?=thick [51-75%]; ?=extensive [>76%]) |
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GFS |
Percent cover of riparian zone by grasses, ferns and sedges. (%) |
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HABAREA |
Percent habitat in reach. (%) |
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LATITUDE |
Latitude of site. ACT, SA - (degrees & minutes as: ddmm (omit negative sign)); NT, Vic, WA, Qld State - (decimal degrees to 4dp (omit negative sign)); NSW, Qld Regional, South Coast Livepick - (decimal degrees to 4dp); Tas - (degrees, minutes and seconds as: ddmmss0 (omit negative sign, add trailing 0)); Thredbo - (degrees, minutes and seconds as: ddmmss (omit negative sign)); Alps, South Coast Labsort - (degrees and decimal minutes as: ddmm.mmmm). |
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LONGITUDE |
Longitude of site. ACT, SA - (degrees & minutes as: dddmm); NSW, NT, Qld State & Regional, Vic, WA - (decimal degrees to 4dp); South Coast Labsort, Alps - (degrees and decimal minutes as: dddmm.mmmm); Tas - (degrees, minutes and seconds as: ddmmss (omit negative sign, omit leading 1)); Thredbo - (degrees, minutes and seconds as: dddmmss); South Coast Livepick - (N/A). |
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MACROCAT |
Macrophyte category: percentage of habitat covered by macrophytes. (1=<10%; 2=10-35%; 3=35-60%; 4=65-90%; 5=>90%) |
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PEBBLE |
Percent pebble [16-64mm] in habitat. (%) |
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REBOULDER |
Percent boulder [>256mm] in reach. (%) |
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RECOBBLE |
Percent cobble [64-256mm] in reach. (%) |
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REGRAVEL |
Percent gravel [2-16mm] in reach. (%) |
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RIPWIDTH |
Width of the riparian zone; mean from both banks. (m) |
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SHADING |
Percent category of the river shaded at midday. (1 = <5%; 2 = 6-25%; 3 = 26-50%; 4 = 51-75%; 5 = >76%) |
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SHRUBVINE |
Percent cover of riparian zone by shrubs and vines. (%) |
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STORDER |
Stream order: category based on the degree of branching. (1, 2, 3, ....) |
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STREAMWIDTH |
Mean width of water. (m) |
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TREES>10 |
Percent cover of riparian zone by trees greater than 10m in height. (%) |
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VEGCOVER |
Streamside vegetation cover score. (0-2 = poor [soil,culverts etc]; 3-5 = fair [grass,sedge,fern]; 6-8= good [shrub]; 9-10=excellent [tree]) |
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VELOCITY |
Mean water velocity in habitat. (m/s) |
