Comparison of techniques for the measurement of zooplankton filtration rates1
The filtration rate of Acartia clausii Giesbrecht was measured by Coulter counter, fluorometric determinations of chloropyhll a concentrations, and by a carbon‐14 radiotracer method. Two‐way analysis of variance with replication gave no significant differences between these techniques (P > 0.05)....
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| Published in: | Limnology and oceanography Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 942 - 945 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-09-1977
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| Summary: | The filtration rate of Acartia clausii Giesbrecht was measured by Coulter counter, fluorometric determinations of chloropyhll a concentrations, and by a carbon‐14 radiotracer method. Two‐way analysis of variance with replication gave no significant differences between these techniques (P > 0.05). The Coulter counter is the technique of choice because it provides additional information on size‐selective grazing and permits direct conversions from cell volume to carbon content. |
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| ISSN: | 0024-3590 1939-5590 |
| DOI: | 10.4319/lo.1977.22.5.0942 |