Both these tools are available as in independent mode, external from the Atlas, as in integrated mode, into the Atlas. The taxonomy tool allows users to make an advanced search on the Atlas depending of a specific set of parameters. The biovolume tool allows users to select a specific shape among the shapes of the species into the atlas, to manually insert parameters and to obtain surface area and biovolume calculation.
The work process for the two tools is substantially similar, it can be divided into the 3 following steps: