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Predictor Variable |
Description |
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COBBLE |
Percent cobble [64-256mm] in habitat. (%) |
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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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MACRO |
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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PRRBRATO |
Category: Distance between riffles divided by stream width "Pool,riffle,run,bend ratio" (ratio 0-7 = category 15,14,13 or 12; ratio 7-15 = cat 11,10,9 or 8 ; ratio 15-25 = cat 7,6,5 or 4; ratio >25 = cat 3,2,1 or 0) |
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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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REDETRITUS |
Percent detritus cover of substrate in reach. (%) |
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SCOURING |
Bottom scouring and deposition score. ( 0-15) |
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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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SUBSTRATE |
Bottom substrate and available cover score. (0-20) |
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VELDEP |
Velocity / depth regime score. (0 - 20) |
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WATERTEMP |
Water temperature. (degrees celsius) |
