Experimental biomass assessment of three species of freshwater aquatic plants by horizontal acoustics

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 82-88

  Hohausová, Eva ^a   Kubecka J ^a   Frouzova J ^a   Husak S ^b   Balk, H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HYDROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Frequency 120 kHz; Horizontal beaming; Multiple target; Shallow turbid lake; Sonar

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; MYRIOPHYLLUM SPICATUM; PECTINATUS; PERSICARIA; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM AMPHIBIUM; POTAMOGETON PECTINATUS; STUCKENIA PECTINATUS;

EID: 46049117703     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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