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Murmansk Marine Biological Institute, RUSSIA;
Ocean Climate Laboratory, NODC/NOAA, USA |
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Presented are physical and
biological data for the region extending from the Barents Sea to the Kara
Sea during 158 scientific cruises for the period 1913-1999. Maps with the
temporal distribution of physical and biological variables of the
Barents and Kara Seas are presented, with proposed quality control criteria
for phytoplankton and zooplankton data. Changes in the plankton community
structure between the 1930s, 1950s, and 1990s are discussed. Multiple
tables of Arctic Seas phytoplankton and zooplankton species are presented,
containing ecological and geographic characteristics for each species,
and images of live cells for the dominant phytoplankton species. |
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