5500 images in the database

Our image database surpasses 5500 images.

After 4 years of existence our image database has grown substantially due to the great support of contributors and the highly motivated team. 2012(+2011) we achieved so far our goal to add 4 images a day. To keep the webpage still maneuverable we created different database queries and graphical interfaces

Database Queries:
www.foraminifera.eu/querydb.php
www.foraminifera.eu/taxo.php

Interfaces:
genus: www.foraminifera.eu/AtoC.php
locality: www.foraminifera.eu/locality.html
fossil-record: http://www.foraminifera.eu/foraminifera-fossil-record.html

Please tell us what we should improve and consider to contribute your images.

The locality-interface allowing to choose localities by clicking on the circels on the map covers all oceans. (Example North Atlantic / Western Mediterranean:

3rd Course on Foraminifera fully booked

The 3rd Course on Foraminifera in Urbino, Italy for 80 international participants is fully booked. The organizer Fabrizio told me, that the advert on foraminifera.eu has been a great help. Last year I participated in the 2nd course with about 25 participants. Read my personal report on this very intense course in the pretty medieval town of Urbino. Consider your participation in the 4th course 2011 :)



Dr. Fabrizio Frontalini has been the first scientific contributor for foraminifera.eu in the very beginning. He sent very nice images from the Adriatic Sea and Venice Lagoon such as this from a Bulimina marginata. Among other subjects he is working on foraminifera as indicators of pollution. Read the minilecture on foraminifera and pollution to learn more.