Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy is a rapid, cost-effective predictor of seagrass nutrients

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1353-1365

  Lawler, Ivan R ^a   Aragones, Lemnuel ^a,b   Berding, Nils ^c   Marsh, Helene ^a   Foley, William ^a,d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c BSES LIMITED   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ecological methods; Grazing; Marine herbivores; Near infrared spectroscopy; Nutrient analyses; Nutritional quality; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARINE MAMMAL; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SEAGRASS;

CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; POACEAE; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33745124045     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9088-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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