Factors affecting the performance of the optical plankton counter in large lakes: Insights from Lake Michigan and laboratory studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Liebig, James R ^a   Vanderploeg, Henry A ^a   Ruberg, Steven A ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LABORATORY METHOD; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ZOOPLANKTON;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33745843586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003087     Document Type: Article

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