Module 3 - biological parameters
Waterwatch Australia Steering Committee
Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2004
ISBN 0 6425 4856 0
Appendix 1 record sheets
This record sheets are available as a PDF file. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view the file.
If you are unable to access the record sheets, please contact us to organise a suitable alternative format.
To identify your animals to family level, refer to one or more of the following guides.
- Chessman B. 2001, SIGNAL 2, A Scoring System for Macro-invertebrates (Waterbugs) in Australian Rivers, User Manual. Version 2, 2001. This draft has been developed for Waterwatch Australia for community groups.
- CSIRO, 1991, The Insects of Australia, second edition, Melbourne University Press, Carlton. This book gives keys to the identification of all families of insects, both aquatic and terrestrial, known to occur in Australia and provides information on insect anatomy, systematics and biogeography.
- Davis J. and Christidis, F. 1997, A Guide to Wetland Invertebrates of Southwestern Australia, Western Australian Museum.
- Gooderum J. and Tsyrlin E. 2002 The Waterbug Book, A Guide to the Freshwater Macro-invertebrates of Temperate Australia. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic. An excellent and essential reference for identification of waterbugs to family level.
- Harvey, M. S. and Yen, A. L. 1989, Worms to Wasps, An illustrated Guide to Australia’s Terrestrial Invertebrates, Oxford University Press, Melbourne. This book has a useful introduction to terrestrial invertebrates and also describes aquatic groups.
- Hawking, J.H. and Smith F.J., 1997, Colour Guide to Invertebrates of Australian Inland Waters, Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Identification Guide No 8, Albury. This provides valuable ready reckoner with 200 colour photographs of many common invertebrates.
- Hawking, J.H. 1994, A Preliminary Guide to Keys and Zoological Information to Identify Invertebrates From Australian Freshwaters, Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology. This provides a comprehensive list of keys and other information.
- Ingram B. A. , Hawking, J. H. and Shiel R.J. 1997 Aquatic Life in Freshwater Ponds, Co-operative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology, Albury.
- Miller R., 1983, Freshwater Invertebrates, Gould League of Victoria. This is a helpful beginners guide to identification.
- Williams, W.D. 1980, Australian Freshwater Life, Macmillan, Melbourne. This book provides comprehensive information on common Australian invertebrates in inland waters.
- Zborowski, P. and Storey, R. 1995, A Field Guide to Insects in Australia, Reed Books Chatswood, NSW. This text gives a useful introduction to insect orders and many families, and includes many groups which occur in aquatic environments.
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