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Protocols for sampling macroinvertebrates in wadeable streams

November 2001

This protocol identifies and describes standardised protocols for use by agencies throughout New Zealand for macroinvertebrate biomonitoring. Aquatic macroinvertebrates are universally accepted indicators of pollution in freshwaters, but they are sampled and used in widely differing ways nationally. The use of standard methods will enable more defensible and consistent biomonitoring regionally and nationally, increase consultation between water agencies, facilitate national SOE reporting and is an important pre-cursor to the development of consistent national databases.

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Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Sample collection

Sample processing

Concluding remarks

Appendix A
Survey of regional council protocols for macroinvertebrate monitoring

Appendix B
Recommended minimum level of macroinvertebrate identification

 

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