Purpose and aims

The purpose of FreshwaterLife is to promote easy access to the world's information of freshwater organisms and their habitats. 

The aims of FreshwaterLife are:

1) To support the information needs of those with an interest in freshwater biology.

2) To encourage communication and information sharing throughout the freshwater interest community.

3) To promote an appreciation and understanding of freshwater ecosystems.

Free access, free participation

Anyone can browse the FreshwaterLife website, and anyone can register to participate by filling in the simple online form, all you need is a valid email address.

There are many advantages to registering with FreshwaterLife, for example, you may wish to subscribe to email updates for specific topics or receive our monthly newsletter - Freshwater Matters.

Ensuring a high standard

We want to encourage everyone to contribute to FreshwaterLife, but it is important that users can trust the information they find on the site. That is why every item is checked by a subject expert (editor). Every suggestion by a registered user is passed to an editor for approval, before it is added to FreshwaterLife.

If you believe that your knowledge of a freshwater subject might be able to benefit the user community, please do consider becoming an editor. Contact the FreshwaterLife team at info@freshwaterlife.org for more information.