Measuring abundance and size distribution of zooplankton using the optical plankton counter in underway mode

Underwater Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 15-21

  Gallienne, C P ^a   Robins, D B ^b   Pilgrim, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MARINE BIOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING;

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL TRANSECT; CONTINUOUS PLANKTON RECORDER; LABORATORY MICROSCOPIC TAXONOMIC ANALYSIS; OPTICAL PLANKTON COUNTER; UNDERWAY MODE; ZOOPLANKTON;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

ABUNDANCE; OPTICAL PLANKTON COUNTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0029666505     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3723/175605496783328493     Document Type: Article

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