Use of spherical and spheroidal models to calculate zooplankton biovolume from particle equivalent spherical diameter as measured by an optical plankton counter

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-189

  Mustard, Alexander T ^a   Anderson, Thomas R ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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CALANUS FINMARCHICUS;

EID: 33646577807     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2005.3.183     Document Type: Article

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