Salinity influences body weight quantification in the scyphomedusa Aurelia aurita: Important implications for body weight determination in gelatinous zooplankton

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 165, Issue , 1998, Pages 259-269

  Hirst, Andrew G ^a   Lucas, Cathy H ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ash weight; Ash free dry weight; Aurelia aurita; Dry weight; Salinity; Water of hydration; Wet weight

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ESTIMATION; BODY; BODY WEIGHT; JELLYFISH; SALINITY;

AURELIA AURITA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 0032493077     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps165259     Document Type: Article

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