The effects of vertical sampling resolution on estimates of plankton biomass and rate calculations in stratified water columns

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-121

  Sutor, Malinda M ^a   Dagg, Michael J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA UNIVERSITIES MARINE CONSORTIUM   (United States)

Author keywords

fine structure; grazing; phytoplankton; sampling; USA, Gulf of Mexico; USA, Oregon shelf; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; GRAZING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SAMPLING; STRATIFIED FLUID; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41749124767     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.11.023     Document Type: Article

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