Time-lapse photography in the deep sea

Underwater Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 121-127

  Bett, B J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY; SPECIAL EFFECTS; UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY;

ECHIURAN FEEDING;

UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

BENTHOS; DEEP SEA; PHOTOGRAPHY;

EID: 0038480056     PISSN: 01410814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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