ENVI1009/ XXXXXXXXXX 1 RMIT Classification: Trusted ENVI1009/1210 ECOLOGY TANUNDA PONDS EXCURSION AND REPORT MANUAL 2020 The Lake at Tanunda Ponds Photo credit: Catherine Leigh, 2020 ENVI1009/...

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ENVI1009/1210 2020 1 RMIT Classification: Trusted ENVI1009/1210 ECOLOGY TANUNDA PONDS EXCURSION AND REPORT MANUAL 2020 The Lake at Tanunda Ponds Photo credit: Catherine Leigh, 2020 ENVI1009/1210 2020 2 RMIT Classification: Trusted Table of Contents 1 EXCURSION LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND AIMS .............................................................................. 4 2 CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS AND THE TANUNDA PONDS ............................................................... 4 2.1 Acknowledgement of Country ................................................................................................ 4 2.2 The ponds today ..................................................................................................................... 4 3 FIELD PROCEDURES ......................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Cohorts and teams and data responsibilities.......................................................................... 6 3.2 Equipment ............................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Procedures to follow at the lake and at each pond ................................................................ 7 3.3.1 General site information ................................................................................................. 7 3.3.2 Habitat and water quality data ....................................................................................... 7 3.3.3 Macroinvertebrates ........................................................................................................ 8 3.4 Data collation and quality control .......................................................................................... 9 4 DATA SHEETS TO USE ON-SITE ...................................................................................................... 10 4.1 General site information ....................................................................................................... 10 4.2 Habitat data .......................................................................................................................... 11 4.3 Water quality data ................................................................................................................ 12 4.4 Macroinvertebrate data ........................................................................................................ 13 5 AIMS, HYPOTHESIS, PREDICTIONS AND ANALYSES ....................................................................... 16 5.1 Aims...............................................