[Location: Location_Category='OCEAN', Location_Type='ARCTIC OCEAN']
Arctic Ocean Biodiversity
Entry ID: ArcOD

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Summary
Abstract: The Arctic Ocean is unique on Earth in its physical and biological properties. It is the most extreme ocean in regard to the seasonality of light and its year-round existing ice cover. Current knowledge indicates that the Arctic seas hold a multitude of unique life forms highly adapted in their life history, ecology and physiology to the extreme and seasonal conditions of their environment. Our knowledge of what currently lives in the Arctic Ocean is still rudimentary compared to most other regions, due to the logistical challenges imposed by its multiyear ice and inhospitable climate.

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: 60.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Online Resource: http://www.arcodiv.org
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1956-01-01
Stop Date: 2002-12-31
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Originating Center
Alaska Ocean Observing System
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International Ocean Biogeographic Information System Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE
Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565
Fax: (732) 932-8578
Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org
Contact Address:
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers University
71 Dudley Road
City: New Brunswick
Province or State: NJ
Postal Code: 08901-8521
Country: USA
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Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Format: OBIS Schema
Fees: None
Personnel
ROB CERMAK
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (907) 474-7948
Email: cermak at sfos.uaf.edu
Contact Address:
Alaska Ocean Observing System
School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
University of Alaska Fairbanks
PO Box 757200
City: Fairbanks
Province or State: AK
Postal Code: 99775-7220
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-05-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-11-06
Future DIF Review Date: 2006-07-01

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