Melissa Parsons, Martin Thoms and Richard Norris
Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
University of Canberra
Monitoring River Health Initiative Technical Report Number 22
Environment Australia, 2002
ISSN 1447-1280
ISBN 0 642 54888 9
Field data sheets for the protocol are modelled on the data sheets used in the River Habitat Audit Procedure (Anderson, 1993a; Anderson, 1999). Most variables are measured visually in the field and thus, drawings and descriptions have been included on the data sheets to aid interpretation. Some general points about the data sheets and about field data collection are as follows:
The field data sheets are provided in the following pages. The data sheets have been drawn in Microsoft Word and thus, are easy to manipulate if minor changes are required by individual States or Territories. The data sheets include all the response variables. Three cross-section sheets are provided although the number used will depend on the heterogeneity of the site (see Part 5). Likewise, the field data sheets contain the USEPA habitat assessments for both low gradient and high gradient streams, but only one is filled in at each site.
An example of a completed data sheet is also provided.
Data sheets for the collection of office variables have not been drawn up, because much of the office based data are likely to be obtained electronically.
The field data sheets are available as both PDF and Word files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the PDF file.
If you are unable to access these documents, please contact Environment Australia to organise a suitable alternative format.
The field data sheets are available as both PDF and Word files. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the PDF file.
If you are unable to access these documents, please contact Environment Australia to organise a suitable alternative format.