The use of the Laser Optical Plankton Counter to measure zooplankton size, abundance, and biomass in small freshwater lakes

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-49

  Finlay, Kerri ^a   Beisner, Beatrix E ^a   Barnett, Allain J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 44649161239     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2007.5.41     Document Type: Article

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