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General information

dataset entry ID:
BF20
name of the dataset:
full name of the dataset:
freshwaterecology.info
dataset short name:
fwe
type of dataset (more information):
biological or ecological traits/information database
data type:
descriptive data
short description of the dataset/summary:
The freshwaterecology.info database contains ecological characteristics and distribution patterns of more than 12.000 European freshwater organisms belonging to fish, macro-invertebrates, macrophytes, diatoms and phytoplankton. The ecology data feature (amongst others) ecoregional and altitudinal distribution, temperature and stream zonation preference, substrate or microhabitat preference, feeding type, life duration, saprobity and many more. All ecological parameters can be individually combined and queried.
keywords according to GCMD:
topic:
Biosphere, Biological Classification, Climate Indicators
ISO topic category according to ISO 19115:
Biota, Environment, Inland Waters
INSPIRE keywords according to GEMET:

Technical and administrative specifications

data format:
MySQL
others/details:
optionally Access
operating system:
all operating systems
data language:
English
current access level:
web (public)
web address:
www.freshwaterecology.info
Do you plan to publish the data on the Freshwater Biodiversity Data Portal:
update level:
continuously updated
documentation:
type:
internal description, others/specify
others/details:
online documentation
contact details:
metadata contact person:
first, last name:
Astrid
 
Schmidt-Kloiber
phone:
+43 1 47654 5225
email:
astrid.schmidt-kloiber@boku.ac.at
institution:
BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences
address:
Max Emanuel-Strasse 17
postal code, city:
1180
 
Vienna
country:
Austria
web address:
www.boku.ac.at
technical contact person:
first, last name:
Robert
 
Vogl
phone:
+43 1 8045934
email:
irv@irv-software.at
scientific contact person:
first, last name:
Astrid
 
Schmidt-Kloiber
phone:
+43 1 47654 5225
email:
astrid.schmidt-kloiber@boku.ac.at
comments:
Access will be granted after registration.

Intellectual property rights and citation

dataset creator (data compiler):
contact name:
Astrid Schmidt-Kloiber
contact email:
astrid.schmidt-kloiber@boku.ac.at
data contributors to/owners of this dataset:
single
criteria for using this dataset:
The dataset is publicly available (data portal, data archive) and can be used without restrictions, but must be acknowledged and cited correctly.
citation of this dataset:
author(s):
Schmidt-Kloiber A. & Hering D. (eds.)
title and journal (name, number, pages):
www.freshwaterecology.info - The Taxa and Autecology Database for Freshwater Organisms (Version **).
year:
year of access
version (if applicable):
version number from website
citation of the metadata:

General data specifications

regional coverage of the dataset:
spatial extent of the dataset:
global
continents:
Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Oceania
availability of distribution data:

Biological data

biological data origin:
specify project:
specify method:
organism group addressed:

Species related information

Other specifications

availability of photos:
yes
availability of maps:
yes
quality control procedures:
Were any quality control procedures applied to your dataset?
yes
quality control protocols and comments:
expert judgement
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