An assessment of the use of ocean gliders to undertake acoustic measurements of zooplankton: The distribution and density of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the Weddell Sea

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 12, Issue JUN, 2014, Pages 373-389

  Guihen, Damien ^a   Fielding, Sophie ^a   Murphy, Eugene J ^a   Heywood, Karen J ^b   Griffiths, Gwyn ^c  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Autonomous Analytics   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905514015     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2014.12.373     Document Type: Article

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