Predictor Variable

Description

ALKALINITY

Total carbonates. (mg/l)

ALTITUDE

Height above sea level. (m)

BEDROCK

Percent bedrock in habitat. (%)

BOULDER

Percent boulder [>256mm] in habitat. (%)

COBBLE

Percent cobble [64-256mm] in habitat. (%)

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).

LOGDFSM

Log 10 [x] Distance from source. ( log 10 [m] )

LOGMODEDEPTH

Log 10 [x] average of Mode Depth of water in the riffles at the site. ( log 10 [m] )

LOGMODEWIDTH

Log 10 [x] average of Mode stream width. ( log 10 [m] )

LOGSLOPE1KUS

Log 10 [x] Slope: Elevation difference in metres between the middle of the site and a point 1km upstream. ( log 10 [m] )

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).

RAINFALL

Mean annual rainfall. (mm)

SLOPE1KUS

Slope: Elevation difference in metres between the site and a point 1km upstream. (m)