A rapid method for estimating biomass size spectra of benthic metazoan communities

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1716-1724

  Ramsay, P M ^a   Rundle, S D ^a   Attrill, M J ^a   Uttley, M G ^a   Williams, P R ^a   Elsmere, P S ^a   Abada, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ESTIMATION; SIEVE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ZOOBENTHOS;

EID: 0031456127     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-081     Document Type: Article

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