8. CD-ROM CONTENT

The accompanying CD-ROM contains original data, read-me file, auxiliary tables, interactive figures and text of the Atlas in MS doc and HTML formats. The WEB version of the Atlas consists of the following sections:

Documentation: this Section contains the full text of The Biological Atlas of the Arctic Seas-2000: Plankton of the Barents and Kara Seas, references in Russian and English.

History: the searchable list of publications of the Barents Sea phytoplankton and zooplanktion is presented. The maps specifying locations of benthos stations in the Barents Sea are attached.

Plankton taxa: phytoplankton and zooplankton species of the Arctic seas are listed in alphabetical order. The geographic and ecological characteristics are given for each species. Search capability by taxonomic group is provided.

Photo Gallery: includes photographs and drawings of 50 dominant phytoplankton species of the Arctic Seas and photographs of plankton sampling during the expedition of the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute on the nuclear icebreaker Soviet Union in the Barents and Kara Seas. March-April, 1998

Database: data distribution maps are exhibited. The technique for review of the data obtained during each cruise is provided. Section DATA\PRIMARY presented on the CD-ROM displays the data of 158 cruises for the period 1913-1999.

Marine environment: this section incorporates searchable maps and graphs describing the distribution of various characteristics of the plankton, and maps of the temperature and salinity, monthly mean ice edge positions, and vertical structure of the Barents Sea water.

Plankton community changes: comparisons between the structure of the plankton in the 1930's, 1950's, and 1990's are presented. Observed changes are related to the variability of the Arctic climate.

Authors: names of the authors, their addresses, telephones, and e-mail addresses are listed.