Predictor Variable | Description |
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ALTITUDE |
Height above sea level. (m) |
BANKHEIGHT |
Height of river bank above water level. (m) |
BANKSTAB |
Bank stability score. (?) |
BANKWIDTH |
Distance between the banks. (m) |
BOULDER |
Percent boulder [>256mm] in habitat. (%) |
COBBLE |
Percent cobble [64256mm] in habitat. (%) |
DEPTH |
Mean water depth of habitat. ACT - (cm); Other - (m) |
DFS |
Distance from source. (km) |
EDGEAREA |
Percent area of edge habitat in reach. (%) |
GFS |
Percent cover of riparian zone by grasses, ferns and sedges. (%) |
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). |
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). |
MACRO |
Macrophyte category: percentage of habitat covered by macrophytes. (1=<10%; 2=10-35%; 3=35-60%; 4=65-90%; 5=>90%) |
PEBBLE |
Percent pebble [16-64mm] in habitat. (%) |
REBEDROCK |
Percent bedrock in reach. (%) |
REBOULDER |
Percent boulder [>256mm] in reach. (%) |
RECOBBLE |
Percent cobble [64-256mm] in reach. (%) |
RIFFAREA |
Percent riffle habitat in reach. (%) |
SHADING |
Percent category of the river shaded at midday. (1 = <5%; 2 = 6-25%; 3 = 26-50%; 4 = 51-75%; 5 = >76%) |
SHRUBVINE |
Percent cover of riparian zone by shrubs and vines. (%) |
TREES<10 | Percent cover of riparian zone by trees less than 10m in height. (%) |
TREES>10 | Percent cover of riparian zone by trees greater than 10m in height. (%) |
VELDEP | Velocity / depth regime score. (0 - 20) |