Welcome

This CD-ROM is part of the series Interactive Identification System for the European Limnofauna (IISEL). This series offers a novel electronic approach to the identification of the limnofauna of northwestern Europe, and is co-produced by RIZA and STOWA, two Dutch freshwater research organizations, and the Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI).

The present CD-ROM, introduces the species of Freshwater Oligochaeta of North-West Europe, offering detailed descriptions and an easy-to-use identification tool. ETI produced the software and Tarmo Timm and ETI editor Huub Veldhuijzen van Zanten, compiled all information for this program.

Authors: Tarmo Timm and H. H. Veldhuijzen van Zanten.
E-mail: ttimm@zbi.ee
Copyright: ETI 2002
ISBN: 90-75000-44-8

Production of the Freshwater Oligochaeta of North-West Europe CD-ROM was made possible thanks to co-funding of ICES-KIS, ETI and University of Amsterdam and financial support of the following Dutch organizations monitoring water quality, its use and distribution.

RIZA
Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment
Zuiderwagenplein 2, P.O. Box 17, NL-8200 AA Lelystad
The Netherlands
phone: +31-32-0298411/ fax: +31-32-0249218

STOWA
Dutch Foundation for Applied Water Research
Arthur van Schendelstraat 816, PO box 8090, NL-3503 RB Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31-30-2321199/ fax: +31-30-2321766

Members of the board of supervisors representing the above-mentioned water monitoring organizations: A. Veen; H.A.M. Ketelaars; M. Gorter; B. van der Wal; M. Schreijer; and M. Swarte.