FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is this collection, and how were these taxa chosen?
The taxa included in this collection were selected on three main criteria:
(1) The families and genera imaged here are relatively common and occur through most or all of eastern North America.
2) We include freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa commonly used for estimating an Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) for water quality monitoring. While our collection concentrates on insects, we include other macroinvertebrates such as snails, crustaceans, planarians, and bivalves that are commonly included in citizen science water monitoring training and collection activities.
(3) We restrict our collection to taxa occurring in lotic (flowing water) habitats.
Read more about the collection and the selection criteria from our lead entomologist, Dr. John Morse on our project blog:
http://seetolearn.weebly.com/project-blog/taxa-list-justifications
The taxa included in this collection were selected on three main criteria:
(1) The families and genera imaged here are relatively common and occur through most or all of eastern North America.
2) We include freshwater macroinvertebrate taxa commonly used for estimating an Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) for water quality monitoring. While our collection concentrates on insects, we include other macroinvertebrates such as snails, crustaceans, planarians, and bivalves that are commonly included in citizen science water monitoring training and collection activities.
(3) We restrict our collection to taxa occurring in lotic (flowing water) habitats.
Read more about the collection and the selection criteria from our lead entomologist, Dr. John Morse on our project blog:
http://seetolearn.weebly.com/project-blog/taxa-list-justifications
Can I use these images in my own educational materials?
Yes! The content is licensed for non-profit, educational use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To download a selection of higher resolution images, visit our Resources section.
For commercial licensing contact the Principal Investigator, Marti Louw at Carnegie Mellon University.
Yes! The content is licensed for non-profit, educational use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. To download a selection of higher resolution images, visit our Resources section.
For commercial licensing contact the Principal Investigator, Marti Louw at Carnegie Mellon University.
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