How to effectively sample the plankton size spectrum? A case study using FlowCAM

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1119-1133

  Álvarez, Eva ^a   López Urrutia, Ángel ^a   Nogueira, Enrique ^a   Fraga, Santiago ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Español de Oceanografía Subida a Radio Faro   (Spain)

Author keywords

community structure; FlowCAM; light microscopy; natural populations; sample preservation; size spectra

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROSCOPY; PLANKTON; SIZE STRUCTURE;

EID: 79959308185     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbr012     Document Type: Article

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