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Important note!

The use of ecological information of individual taxonomic groups and individual ecological parameters must always be cited as mentioned in the according reference section. To find this reference section please press on the booklet-icon  on the right side of each of your query results.

That means for one specific organism group and one specific ecological parameter it may be necessary to cite several references! To facilitate this procedure you will find a reference list-icon  in the headline of each queried ecological parameter. After clicking on that icon a complete reference list will be displayed (including all underlying references).

If you are not sure where to find the according icons please refer to How to use the database/How to find the correct citation and references.

General references can be found here:

• Fish
  FAME consortium (2002): Development of a river-type classification system (D1); Compilation and harmonisation of fish species classification (D2). Report by R. Noble & I. Cowx. Available via http://fame.boku.ac.at/.
  Pont, D., Hugueny, B., Beier, U., Goffaux, D., Melcher, A., Noble, R., Rogers, C., Roset, N.& Schmutz, S. (2006): Assessing the biotic integrity of rivers at the continental scale: a European approach using fish assemblages. Journal of Applied Ecology, 43: 70-80.
  Grenouillet, G. & Schmidt-Kloiber., A. (2006): Fish Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
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• Macro-invertebrates
  Trichoptera
  Graf, W., Murphy, J., Dahl, J., Zamora-Muñoz, C. & López-Rodríguez, M.J. (2008): Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms. Volume 1 - Trichoptera. Edited by Schmidt-Kloiber, A. & D. Hering. Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow). 388pp.
  Graf, W., Murphy, J., Dahl, J., Zamora-Muñoz, C., López-Rodríguez M.J. & Schmidt-Kloiber., A. (2006): Trichoptera Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
  Graf, W. & Schmidt-Kloiber, A. (2008): Additions to and update of the Trichoptera Indicator Database. www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
  Plecoptera
  Graf, W., Lorenz, A.W., Tierno de Figueroa, J.M., Lücke, S., López-Rodríguez, M.J. & Davies, C. (2009): Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms. Volume 2 - Plecoptera. Edited by Schmidt-Kloiber, A. & D. Hering. Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow). 262pp.
  Graf, W., Lorenz, A.W., Tierno de Figueroa, J.M., Lücke, S., López-Rodríguez, M.J., Murphy, J. & Schmidt-Kloiber, A. (2007): Plecoptera Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
  Ephemeroptera
  Buffagni, A., Cazzola, M., López-Rodríguez, M.J., Alba-Tercedor, J. & Armanini, D.G. (2009): Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms. Volume 3 - Ephemeroptera. Edited by Schmidt-Kloiber, A. & D. Hering. Pensoft Publishers (Sofia-Moscow). 254pp.
  Buffagni, A., Armanini, D.G., Cazzola, M., Alba-Tercedor, J., López-Rodríguez, M.J., Murphy, J., Sandin, L. & Schmidt-Kloiber, A. (2007): Ephemeroptera Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
  Chironomidae
  Brabec, K., Janecek B.F.U., Rossaro B., Spies M., Bitusik P., Syrovatka V. & Schmidt-Kloiber, A. (2007): Chironomidae Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
  All other taxagroups
  Euro-limpacs Consortium: Taxa and Autecology Database for Freshwater Organisms. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number and date*]).
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• Macrophytes
  WISER consortium (2009): Macrophyte taxalist according to European intercalibration groups and the EU-projects REBECCA/WISER; contact person: Bernard Dudley (bedu@ceh.ac.uk).
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• Diatoms
  Besse-Lototskaya, A., Coste M., Verdonschot, P.F.M. and Schmidt-Kloiber, A. (2007): Diatom Indicator Database. Euro-limpacs project (contract no. GOCE-CT-2003-505540), Workpackage 7 - Indicators of ecosystem health, Task 4, www.freshwaterecology.info (version [insert version number*]).
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• Phytoplankton
  Skjelbred B., Mischke U., Laplace C., de Hoyos C., Kusber W.-H., Bijkerk R. & Ptacnik R.(2009): Phytoplankton taxalist according to European intercalibration groups and the EU-projects REBECCA/WISER; contact person: Birger Skjelbred (Birger.Skjelbred@niva.no).

* For version number and date see "Database info" in the menu.

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