Use of fluorescence information for automated phytoplankton investigation by image analysis

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 587-606

  Hense, Burkhard A ^a   Gais, Peter ^a   Jütting, Uta ^a   Scherb, Hagen ^a   Rodenacker, Karsten ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 44649093242     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbn024     Document Type: Article

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