Application of normalized biomass size spectra to laser optical plankton counter net intercomparisons of zooplankton distributions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Herman, A W ^a   Harvey, M ^b  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GELS; LASER OPTICS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALANUS;

EID: 33745820769     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002948     Document Type: Article

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