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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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AVVELOCITY |
Average current speed in habitat. (m/s) |
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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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COND |
Conductivity. (uS/cm) |
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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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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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MACROAREA |
Percent Macrophyte habitat in reach. (%) |
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MAXVELOCITY |
Maximum water Velocity in habitat. (m/s) |
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MINVELOCITY |
Minimum water Velocity in habitat. (m/s) |
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PEBBLE |
Percent pebble [16-64mm] in habitat. (%) |
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POOLAREA |
Percent pool habitat in reach. (%) |
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RIFFAREA |
Percent riffle habitat in reach. (%) |
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SAMPLEDEPTH |
Habitat sampling depth. (m) |
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SAND |
Percent sand [0.06-2mm] in habitat. (%) |
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SNAGCOVER |
Percent of reach covered by woody debris. (%) |
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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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TEMP |
Water temperature. (degrees celsius) |
