The effects of scattering-layer composition, animal size, and numerical density on the frequency response of volume backscatter

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 582-593

  Benoit Bird, Kelly J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Fisheries; Multifrequency; Myctophids; Scattering layer; Volume backscatter

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIEL MIGRATION; FISH; FISHERY; MICRONEKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; TAXONOMY;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; MYCTOPHIDAE;

EID: 64949170301     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp013     Document Type: Article

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