Development and application of an empirical multifrequency method for backscatter classification

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1459-1474

  de Robertis, Alex ^a   McKelvey, Denise R ^a   Ressler, Patrick H ^a  

^a ALASKA FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BACKSCATTER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GADOID; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; SAMPLING;

BERING SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EUPHAUSIIDAE; MYCTOPHIDAE; POLLACHIUS; SCYPHOZOA; THERAGRA CHALCOGRAMMA;

EID: 77958037792     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-075     Document Type: Article

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