Single-target echo detections of jellyfish

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 383-393

  Brierley, Andrew S ^a   Axelsen, Bjørn Eric ^b   Boyer, David C ^c   Lynam, Christopher P ^a   Didcock, Carol A ^a   Boyer, Helen J ^c   Sparks, Conrad A J ^d   Purcell, Jennifer E ^e   Gibbons, Mark J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c Natl Info and Mar Research Center   (Namibia)

^d CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^e WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acoustic; Amphipod; Bayes; Cnidaria; Inference; Medusa; Scyphozoa; Target strength

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; ECHO SOUNDER; MODEL; TARGET STRENGTH;

AEQUOREA; AEQUOREA AEQUOREA; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CHRYSAORA; CHRYSAORA HYSOSCELLA; CNIDARIA; COELENTERATA; HYDROIDA; HYDROZOA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 2342457002     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2003.12.008     Document Type: Article

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