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Aquatic invertebrate communities and functional indicators along the lower Waikato River

TR 2014/02
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Report: TR 2014/02

Author: Kevin J Collier, Mark P Hamer

Abstract

This report details the results of aquatic invertebrate sampling across 22 transects spanning the Waikato River from Hamilton to Mercer, and cotton strip decay and river metabolism measurements around discharges from (1) city, dairy factory meat processing waste water treatment plants (organic), (2) Waipā River (sediment) and (3) Huntly Power Station (thermal).

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