Comparison of techniques for the measurement of zooplankton filtration rates1
- 1 September 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Limnology and Oceanography
- Vol. 22 (5) , 942-945
- https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1977.22.5.0942
Abstract
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.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- ESTIMATING THE ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM CELL VOLUME OR PLASMA VOLUME1Limnology and Oceanography, 1967