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Monitoring data from the federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)

Citation

Fischer J, Dahm V (2017). Monitoring data from the federal state Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany). Version 2.2. BioFresh. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.13148/bfe92 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-20.

Description

The dataset consists of occurrence data of the aquatic organism groups fish, macroinvertebrates and macrophytes that were sampled in the German federal state Rhineland-Palatinate between 2006 and 2009. The sampling was conducted according to the protocols of the national monitoring programme for implementation of the Water Framework Directive.

For additional metadata see: http://data.freshwaterbiodiversity.eu/metadb/bf_mdb_view.php?entryID=BFE_92

Sampling Description

Method steps

  1. commonly used series of methods steps regarding fish (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
  2. commonly used series of methods steps regarding macro invertebrates (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)
  3. commonly used series of methods steps regarding macrophytes (e.g. sampling, identification, data management)

Additional info

No claim is made that the data gives a complete picture of occurrence since the sampling stations in the dataset do not cover all waterbodies. The resource creator does not guarantee for the correctness of the data.

Taxonomic Coverages

  1. Fish
  2. Macro invertebrates
  3. Macrophytes

Geographic Coverages

Regional coverage

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Jochen Fischer
originator
Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz
Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 7
Mainz
55116
Rhineland-Palatinate
DE
Telephone: (+49)613160331814
email: Jochen.Fischer@luwg.rlp.de
Veronica Dahm
metadata author
University of Duisburg-Essen
Universitätsstrasse 5
Essen
45141
North Rhine-Westphalia
DE
Telephone: (+49)2011834724
email: veronica.dahm@uni-due.de
Jochen Fischer
owner
Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz
Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 7
Mainz
55116
Rhineland-Palatinate
DE
Telephone: (+49)613160331814
email: Jochen.Fischer@luwg.rlp.de
Veronica Dahm
administrative point of contact
University of Duisburg-Essen
Universitätsstr. 5
Essen
45141
North Rhine-Westphalia
DE
Telephone: (+49)2011834724
email: veronica.dahm@uni-due.de
Jochen Fischer
administrative point of contact
Landesamt für Umwelt, Wasserwirtschaft und Gewerbeaufsicht Rheinland-Pfalz
Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 7
Mainz
55116
Rhineland-Palatinate
DE
Telephone: (+49)613160331814
email: Jochen.Fischer@luwg.rlp.de
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