Variability and capture efficiency of bongo and tucker trawl samplers in the collection of ichthyoplankton and other macrozooplankton

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 765-773

  Pepin, P ^a   Shears, T H ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONGO NET; CAPTURE EFFICIENCY; ICHTHYOPLANKTON; SAMPLERS; SAMPLING VARIABILITY; TRAWLING; TUCKER TRAWL; ZOOPLANKTON;

CHAETOGNATHA; CRUSTACEA; HYDROIDA; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 0030858529     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-347     Document Type: Article

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