| Term |
Definition |
| AMTD |
Adopted middle thread distance (distance upstream from mouth) |
| BHR |
Biological health rating |
| Chl a |
Chlorophyll a |
| δ13C |
Carbon stable isotope ratio |
| δ15N |
Nitrogen stable isotope ratio |
| DIN |
Dissolved inorganic nitrogen |
| DO |
Dissolved oxygen |
| EcoH |
Plot Ecosystem Health plot |
| EHI |
Ecosystem Health Index |
| EHMP |
Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program |
| EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
| FRP |
Filterable reactive phosphorus |
| GPP |
Gross primary productivity |
| NOx |
Nitrite |
| NH4 |
Ammonia |
| NRW |
Natural Resources and Water |
| NTU |
Nephelometric turbidity units |
| O/E50 |
Ratio of observed to expected species |
| PET |
The number of stonefly (Plecoptera), mayfly (Ephemeroptera) and caddisfly (Trichoptera) families |
| PONSE |
Proportion of native species expected |
| R24 |
Respiration over a 24 hour period |
| SDR |
Seagrass depth range |
| SEQ |
South East Queensland |
| SEQHWS |
South East Queensland Healthy Waterways Strategy |
| SEQRWQMS |
South East Queensland Regional Water Quality Management Strategy |
| SIGNAL |
The average sensitivity score of taxa present in samples |
| STP |
Sewage Treatment Plant |
| WWTP |
Wastewater treatment plant |
| TN |
Total nitrogen |
| TP |
Total phosphorus |