Image analysis as a tool for measuring particulate matter concentrations and gut content, body size, and clearance rates of estuarine copepods: Validation and application

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 179-194

  Billones, R G ^a   Tackx, M L M ^a   Flachier, A T ^a   Zhu, L ^a   Daro, M H ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coulter counter; Estuarine copepods; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032848902     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00040-8     Document Type: Article

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