From: "David W. Inouye"Subject: fishbase: A Global Information System on Fishes 6. FishBase [.zip] http://www.fishbase.org/ Subtitled "A Global Information System on Fishes," this site does indeed seem to offer everything you ever wanted to know about fishes. The heart of the site is two databases, FishBase and LarvalBase, the first containing information on over 23,000 species (91,000 common names), 41,000 synonyms, 18,000 pictures, and 17,000 references; the latter featuring 400 species, 500 pictures, and 700 references. Both databases can be keyword searched or browsed by common name or scientific name. Entries include family, order, class, English name, distribution, biology, environment, climate zone, and additional information. Entries also offer a number of links for more species-specific data such as synonyms, countries, key facts, pictures, FAO areas, spawning, reproduction, predators, diet composition, and more. The search page for each database features a searchable glossary and reference database, and information by topic. In addition, the main FishBase page offers downloads, a Fish Forum, a biodiversity quiz, and a link to the expanded LarvalBase at the University of Kiel. [MD] From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2000. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/ Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 28 Jan 2000 to 29 Jan 2000 To: Recipients of ECOLOG-L digests Status: R There are 3 messages totalling 162 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Satellite instruments reveal evidence the atmosphere has gotten warmer and wetter 2. Plant Ecology Internship in the Florida Keys 3. lat/long transformations -Reply