Comparisons of Calanus finmarchicus fifth copepodite abundance estimates from nets and an optical plankton counter

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 855-868

  Baumgartner, Mark F ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; HETEROGENEITY; SAMPLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

CALANUS; CALANUS FINMARCHICUS; COPEPODA; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS;

EID: 0038268615     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.7.855     Document Type: Article

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