Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Aquatic Ecosystem and Biodiversity Report Card Assess and rate the ecological condition of creeks and rivers across Adelaide.

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Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Aquatic Ecosystem and Biodiversity Report Card Assess and rate the ecological condition of creeks and rivers across Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Biological condition rated on a range of indicators: Water quality (e.g. DO, P, N, TN salinity, turbidity, temperature), Biodiversity fish, macroinvertebrates Aquatic and riparian vegetation Instream benthic habitat Community facing document 5 year cycle (costs and time) Consists of multiple regional and project-specific projects e.g. AECR (EPA), fish, e-flows Explain condition: start with left graph limited disturbance = condition is intact (excellent). Then as disturbance increases condition decreases Talk about indicators