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3rd December 2009: Version 4.0 launched online

The following innovations, improvements and changes were implemented into freshwaterecology.info:

1. The macrophyte section of the website was established containing a complete European taxalist based on the EU funded REBECCA and WISER projects.
   » Macrophytes
   » Experts
   » Terms of use (citation)
    
2. A new phytoplankton section was established containing a complete European taxalist based on the EU funded REBECCA and WISER projects.
   » Phytoplankton
   » Experts
   » Terms of use (citation)
    
3. The fish section of the website was amended with a more comprehensive fish taxalist based on the EU funded WISER project.
   » Fish
   » Experts
   » Terms of use (citation)
    
4. The Quick search function is now available for all five organism groups.
   » Quick search
    
5. As a first result of the EU funded WISER project the Taxa Entry Tool (TET) was developed and implemented in the website. The TET serves to create standardised taxalists according to the freshwaterecology.info taxonomy. It is available for fish, macro-invertebrates, macrophytes, diatoms and phytoplankton. A short description how to use the TET can be found in the How to use the database section.
   » Taxa Entry Tool (TET)
   » How to use the database/How to use the TET
    
6. Up to now the compilation of a complete list of references regarding the individual taxonomic groups and individual ecological parameters was somehow complicated and the list had to be generated from the individual query results (using the booklet-icon on the right side of each query result).
   To facilitate this compilation, the reference function of the website was essentially improved by establishing a reference-list-icon that can be found in the headline of each queried ecological parameter. This new option offers the possibility to summarise all references that have to be cited if you use the freshwaterecology.info database and it also shows all references that were used to generate the ecological classifications.
   » How to use the database/How to find the correct references and citation
   » Terms of use (citation)
    
7. Regarding the abbreviations used for the ecological classifications on the website: up to now it was only possible to see the detailed information of an abbreviation, if you used the mouse and explored the tooltip. In the current version a complete abbreviation table was added that also offers explanations, where available (this will be extended during the next months). The list can be sorted per organism group, per parameter, alphabetically and it is also possible to filter for all entries.
   In connection with this the coding systems used for the classifications of species within the different ecological parameters are explained and illustrated with examples.
   » Abbreviations
    
8. A news section was added to the website. Here you will find the latest news about changes and improvements on freshwaterecology.info.
   » News
    

New book series

Data presented on this website are released as the book series "Distribution and Ecological Preferences of European Freshwater Organisms", edited by A. Schmidt-Kloiber & D. Hering, which provides comprehensive information on distribution and ecological preferences of European freshwater organisms.

• The first Volume on Trichoptera by Graf, W., Murphy, J., Dahl, J., Zamora-Munoz, C., Lopez-Rodriguez, M.J. was released in September 2008.
• The second Volume on Plecoptera by Graf, W., Lorenz, A.W., Tierno de Figueroa, J.M., Lücke, S., Lopez-Rodriguez, M.J. & Davies, C. was released in February 2009.
• The third Volume on Ephemeroptera by Buffagni, A., Cazzola, M., López-Rodríguez, M.J., Alba-Tercedor, J. & Armanini, D.G. was just published.

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Trichoptera, Plecoptera, Ephemeroptera.