Evaluation and correction of subresolved particles by the optical plankton counter in three Australian estuaries with pristine to highly modified catchments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Moore, Stephanie K ^a,b   Suthers, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; ESTUARIES; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BIOMASS; CATCHMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTUARY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; ZOOPLANKTON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745869683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC002920     Document Type: Article

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