Published April 24, 2025 | Version v1
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Pan-European Freshwater Macroinvertebrate Dataset (2010–2015): Abundance and Methodological Metadata

Authors/Creators

  • 1. EDMO icon University of Amsterdam, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (Main Office)
  • 2. ROR icon Stockholm University
  • 3. EDMO icon Deltares

Contributors

  • 1. Institute of Biology, The Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, Latvia
  • 2. Institute for Alpine Environment, EURAC Research - Drususallee 1, 39100, Bozen, Italy
  • 3. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Biologia dei Sistemi, Università di Torino, via Accademia Albertina 13, Torino, 10055, Torino
  • 4. Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, University of Valencia, c/ Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980, Paterna, Valencia, Spain
  • 5. National Research Council -Water Research Institute (CNR-IRSA), Corso Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania Pallanza (VB), Italy
  • 6. Department of Aquatic Ecology, Faculty for Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstr. 5, 45117 Essen
  • 7. Marine Institute, Furnace, Newport, Co. Mayo, Ireland F28PF65
  • 8. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland AND Department of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
  • 9. Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
  • 10. HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, Debrecen, Hungary
  • 11. NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Laboratory for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Bergen 5008, Norway.
  • 12. Chair of Hydrobiology and Fishery, Centre for Limnology, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Elva vald, Estonia
  • 13. Water Development Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Nicosia, Cyprus
  • 14. International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, Wagramer Strasse 5, 1220 Vienna, Austria
  • 15. Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters,Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, 46.7km Athens-Sounio Av., Anavyssos 19013, Greece.
  • 16. Aarhus University, Department of Ecoscience, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark
  • 17. Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), Finland
  • 18. Environment Agency, Horizon House, Deanery Rd, Bristol BS1 5AH, United Kingdom
  • 19. Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, 90014 Oulu, Finland
  • 20. ROR icon Finnish Environment Institute
  • 21. International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, Postfach 200253, 56002 Koblenz, Germany
  • 22. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management, Skogsmarksgränd 17, 907 36 Umeå, Sweden
  • 23. Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Na Šabatce 17, 143 06 Praha, Czech Republic
  • 24. Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
  • 25. FEHM-Lab (Freshwater Ecology, Hydrology and Management), SHE-2, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), CSIC, Carrer de Jordi Girona, 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
  • 26. Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany
  • 27. Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
  • 28. Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Brno, 611 37, Czech Republic
  • 29. Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen , University and Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands / Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, Freshwater and Marine Ecology, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • 30. Research Center One Health Ruhr of the University Alliance Ruhr, Faculty of Biology, University of Duisburg-­Essen, Universitätsstrasse 2, 45117 Essen, Germany
  • 31. Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e della Terra, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della scienza 1, 20126, Milano, Italy
  • 32. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Uppsala, Sweden
  • 33. Flanders Environment Agency (VMM), Dr. De Moorstraat 24-26, B-9300 Aalst, Belgium
  • 34. Norwegian institue for water research (NIVA), Økernveien 94, 0579 Oslo, Norway
  • 35. Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., Sofia 1000, Bulgaria
  • 36. University of Pécs, Department of Hydrobiology, Pécs, Hungary
  • 37. Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 5 Av. des Hauts-Fourneaux, 4362 Esch-Belval Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • 38. INRAE, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne, France
  • 39. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU Vienna), Institute of Hydrobiology and Aquatic Ecosystem Management, Vienna, Austria
  • 40. Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
  • 41. APEM Ltd - Riverview, A17 - The Embankment Business Park – SK4 3GN, Heaton Mersey

Description

This is a macroinvertebrate dataset from European freshwater bodies (mainly streams and rivers) compiled from multiple national and regional sources. It contains over 2.1 million records collected between 2010 and 2015, covering EU member states, the United Kingdom, Norway, and Switzerland. The dataset includes information on taxonomic identification (from species to higher taxonomic levels), sample location (coordinates and country), sampling methodology and abundance. The data have been harmonized and enriched with metadata, making it suitable for large-scale ecological and environmental analyses.

Please check the README.txt before using the dataset. 

Technical info (English)

The following columns are included:

  • SampleID: Unique identifier for each sample.
  • Country: Country where the sample was collected.
  • WFD: Indicates whether the data originates from Water Framework Directive (WFD) monitoring: "Yes", "No", or "Partly".
  • Day / Month / Year: Date of sample collection.
  • X / Y: Coordinates of the sampling location in WGS84 (EPSG:4326) latitude/longitude format.
  • Taxon: Scientific name of the taxonomic unit identified.
  • TaxonID: Standardized identifier (numeric or alphanumeric) for the taxon.
  • Level: Taxonomic resolution (e.g., species, genus).
  • Species / Genus / Tribe / Subfamily / Family / Order / Class: Hierarchical taxonomic classification.
  • IndCount: Number of individuals recorded for that taxon.
  • SamplingUnit: Unit of abundance measurement (e.g., individuals per sample).
  • Method: Sampling method used (e.g., kick sampling, hand net).
  • Sampling.different.depending.size.stream: Indicates whether the sampling method varied depending on the stream size.
  • Subsamples: Information on the use or number of subsamples within the sample.
  • Protocol: Reference to the formal protocol or standard used for data collection.
  • source_info: Source details, including data owner/institute, and timestamp of the data (e.g., "as of December 27, 2022").

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Additional details

Funding

Dutch Research Council
Synthetic chemicals as a cause of biodiversity loss 019.211EN.023