Bellingen Riverwatch - community water quality data 2017 to current

Bellingen Riverwatch engages volunteer citizen scientists to test water quality at multiple sites across the Bellinger and Kalang to create a long-term data set which supports the recovery of the Critically Endangered Bellinger River Snapping Turtle and other threatened species.\r\n\r\nThis dataset is a record of the data collected by community citizen scientists at a number of sites across the Bellinger and Kalang catchments. After a significant mortality event for the Bellinger River Snapping Turtle in 2015, scientists and the community identified a need for consistent and ongoing water quality testing in the area.\r\n

贝林格河监测计划（Bellingen Riverwatch）组织志愿公民科学家在贝林格河与卡兰河流域的多个点位开展水质监测，建立长期监测数据集，以助力极危（Critically Endangered）贝林格河鳄龟（Bellinger River Snapping Turtle）及其他受威胁物种的种群恢复。

本数据集记录了社区公民科学家在贝林格河与卡兰河流域各采样点位采集的监测数据。2015年贝林格河鳄龟发生大规模种群死亡事件后，科研人员与社区共同意识到该区域亟需开展持续且标准化的水质监测工作。