diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f9f15e67d2aedf23c6c856ba6915fc632b2bcb9..3710dc618c5fce5a8a7ce0b3f26c3cb358270efa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,14 +12,34 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [0.6.0] - in planning
 
-*Plan: integrate multiple crop growth models, set up first experiments*
+*Plan: integrate AquaCrop (#79), set up first experiments*
 
-## [0.5.3] - in planning
+---
 
-*Plan: basic farm model (#16), decouple CairoMakie (#81)*
+## [0.5.4] - in planning
 
+*Plan: basic farm model (#16), decouple CairoMakie (#81), test Skylark model (#96, #97)*
 
-## [0.5.2] - unreleased
+
+## [0.5.3] - unreleased
+
+*Plan: code restructuring to allow multiple crop models (#70)*
+
+### Added
+
+### Changed
+
+### Deprecated
+
+### Removed
+
+### Fixed
+
+
+
+## [0.5.2] - 30-07-2024
+
+**Rewrote the skylark model**
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -29,7 +49,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `@cropcover` macro and function
 
-- scientific documentation for Skylark (will become ODD)
+- ODD documentation for Skylark
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -37,8 +57,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `EventType` renamed to `Management` for clarity
 
-
-### Deprecated
+- documentation website now has a "Scientific Documentation" section
 
 ### Removed
 
@@ -50,7 +69,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - `insectbiomass()` uses units
 
-## [v0.5.1] - 13-06-2024
+
+## [0.5.1] - 13-06-2024
+
+**Added Unitful.jl**
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -68,11 +90,13 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - all species definitions and tests updated to use units
 
-## [v0.5.0] - 07-06-2024
+---
 
-This release doesn't add much new functionality, but represents a major restructuring 
+## [0.5.0] - 07-06-2024
+
+**This release doesn't add much new functionality, but represents a major restructuring 
 of the code base. Specifically, it removes the Agents.jl dependency and changes the 
-way the species definition macros work and are used.
+way the species definition macros work and are used.**
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -113,10 +137,11 @@ way the species definition macros work and are used.
 
 - Agents.jl dependency (including `AgentBasedModel` and functions for adding/moving/removing agents)
 
+---
 
-## [v0.4.1] - 2023-11-14
+## [0.4.1] - 2023-11-14
 
-*Wrote tests for skylark migration -> made graphics output format configurable*
+**Initial version of the skylark model**
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -135,10 +160,9 @@ way the species definition macros work and are used.
 - graphics output is more configurable
 
 
-## [v0.4.0] - 2023-10-28
-
-*Refactored makieplots.jl -> Wrote tests for skylark migration*
+## [0.4.0] - 2023-10-28
 
+**Functions for animal populations**
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/Project.toml b/Project.toml
index 12bc3cd5ed93d571d42db9c802d5ac6fd21f9c81..6b2af5922f93f57ad9b6a1dabc3376b549adb4ec 100644
--- a/Project.toml
+++ b/Project.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "Persefone"
 uuid = "039acd1d-2a07-4b33-b082-83a1ff0fd136"
 authors = ["Daniel Vedder <daniel.vedder@idiv.de>"]
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 
 [deps]
 ArgParse = "c7e460c6-2fb9-53a9-8c5b-16f535851c63"
diff --git a/src/nature/populations.jl b/src/nature/populations.jl
index d48d75998b5633571ec28d437e484dd4f026f361..f3c7bede7d72e0bd967ff0b5863284d2d7dad5a5 100644
--- a/src/nature/populations.jl
+++ b/src/nature/populations.jl
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 """
     PopInitParams
 
-A set of parameters used by [`initpopulation`](@ref) to initialise the population
+A set of parameters used by [`initpopulation!`](@ref) to initialise the population
 of a species at the start of a simulation. Define these parameters for each species
 using [`@populate`](@ref).
 
diff --git a/src/nature/species/skylark.jl b/src/nature/species/skylark.jl
index 6ec68354c92e3e67bc4d280c6c4e44a6d3c7e3ab..5a75f7e1b0fa4c77f94c7173d5f863237e1d5a95 100644
--- a/src/nature/species/skylark.jl
+++ b/src/nature/species/skylark.jl
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 ### This file holds the code for the Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis).
 ###
 
+##TODO
+## - habitat-dependent juvenile predation mortality
+## - habitat-dependent dispersal movement
+## - mid-season territory adjustment
+## - temperature-dependent migration, breeding begin, and mortality
+## - first-year mortality
+
+
 """
     Skylark
 
 *Alauda arvensis* is a common and charismatic species of agricultural landscapes.
-At the moment, this implementation is still in development.
 
 **Sources:**
     - Bauer, H.-G., Bezzel, E., & Fiedler, W. (Eds.). (2012). Das Kompendium
@@ -118,7 +125,7 @@ Once a male has found a territory, he remains in it until the breeding season is
 adjusting it to new conditions when and as necessary.
 """
 @phase Skylark occupation begin
-    #move to a random location in the territory
+    # move to a random location in the territory
     @move(@rand(self.territory))
     if month(model.date) > self.nestingend
         # once the breeding season is over and all the young have left the nest, stop breeding
@@ -223,7 +230,7 @@ chicks are independent or in case of brood loss.
         @chance(self.fledglingpredationmortality) && destroynest!(self, "predation")
     else
         # create new young, reset timer and clutch counter
-        #TODO first year mortality
+        #FIXME first year mortality
         @reproduce(self.clutch, self.mate)
         self.clutch = 0
     end
@@ -374,6 +381,10 @@ should currently be on migration. Also sets other individual-specific variables.
     end
 end
 
+"""
+Initialise the skylark population. Creates pairs of skylarks on grassland and agricultural
+land, keeping a distance of 60m to vertical structures and giving each pair an area of 3ha.
+"""
 @populate Skylark begin
     # initialise on open land, at least 60m from vertical structures
     habitat = @habitat((@landcover() == grass || @landcover() == agriculture) &&