Microscale variability in the distributions of large fluorescent particles observed in situ with a planar laser imaging fluorometer

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 69, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 254-270

  Franks, Peter J S ^a   Jaffe, Jules S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; FLUOROMETERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; NUTRIENTS;

FLUORESCENT PARTICLES; MICROSCALE VARIABILITY; PLANAR LASER IMAGING; PLANKTONIC COMMUNITY;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING METHOD; LASER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36448955684     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.03.027     Document Type: Article

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