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Purope of data collection: variable. a large proportion of the samples were taken to characterize the ecological status of the river according to the EU Water Framework Directive. In a few cases, data are from samples for expert reports /  assessments, e.g. effects of a dam, water abstraction, restoration...</para></abstract><keywordSet><keyword>electrofishing</keyword><keyword>freshwater fish</keyword></keywordSet><intellectualRights><para>Obtain permission from data set owner(s)</para></intellectualRights><coverage><geographicCoverage><geographicDescription>German Federal States of Hesse and North Rhine Westphalia</geographicDescription><boundingCoordinates><westBoundingCoordinate>5.8164</westBoundingCoordinate><eastBoundingCoordinate>9.9906</eastBoundingCoordinate><northBoundingCoordinate>52.0456</northBoundingCoordinate><southBoundingCoordinate>49.5892</southBoundingCoordinate></boundingCoordinates></geographicCoverage><temporalCoverage><singleDateTime><calendarDate>1988</calendarDate></singleDateTime></temporalCoverage><taxonomicCoverage><generalTaxonomicCoverage /><taxonomicClassification><taxonRankName>Class</taxonRankName><taxonRankValue>freshwater fish and lamprey species Osteichthyes</taxonRankValue></taxonomicClassification><taxonomicClassification><taxonRankName>Class</taxonRankName><taxonRankValue>Agnata</taxonRankValue></taxonomicClassification></taxonomicCoverage></coverage><contact><individualName><givenName>Stefan</givenName><surName>Stoll</surName></individualName><organizationName>Senckenberg / BiK-F</organizationName><address /><electronicMailAddress>stefan.stoll@senckenberg.de</electronicMailAddress></contact><methods><methodStep><description><section>
<title>Electrofishing</title>
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Sampling method: Identical for all samples. This German electrofishing standard method is described in 
1. Du&#223;ling, U., A. Bischoff, et al. (2004). Verbundprojekt: Erforderliche Probenahmen und Entwicklung eines Bewertungsschemas zur &#246;kologischen Klassifizierung von Flie&#223;gew&#228;ssern anhand der Fischfauna gem&#228;&#223; EG-WRRL. Abschlussbericht, allgemeiner Teil: Grundlagen zur &#246;kologischen Bewertung von Flie&#223;gew&#228;ssern anhand der Fischfauna.
2. Du&#223;ling, U. (2009). Handbuch zu fiBS, Schriftenreihe des Verbandes Deutscher Fischereiverwaltungsbeamter und Fischereiwissenschaftler e.V. Heft 15.</para>
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<climaticNiche>Temperature preferences and distribution ranges of the species are available.</climaticNiche>
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<ecologicalTraits>life history traits, body size, habitat niche, migratory behaviour, dispersal ability, diet</ecologicalTraits>
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