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Marine ecological field methods : a guide for marine biologists and fisheries scientists

Devine, Jennifer(Edited by)Glenner, Henrik(Edited by)Gro Vea Salvanes, Anne(Edited by)Hestetun, Jon Thomassen(Edited by)Jensen, Knut Helge(Edited by)Sjotun, Kjersti(Edited by)
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A comprehensive, clear, and detailed guide to procedures for conducting marine ecological field studies Marine Ecological Field Methods is a comprehensive resource that offers the most relevant sampling methodologies for quantitative and qualitative studies of mesopelagic, demersal, littoral, and soft-bottom organisms, as well as relevant physical parameters.

The authors describe how various sampling gears work, how to operate them, their limitations, guides on sorting and measuring collected organisms, and how to deal with subsamples of large catches.

The text also explains how to use acoustic equipment for monitoring aggregations of organisms, for example fish shoals, as well as the use of sensors for registering environmental variables such as salinity, temperature, oxygen, and light. The text contains cutting-edge research techniques that are in their final stages of development for use in research surveys.

Marine Ecological Field Methods is designed to help with the entire procedure for conducting a field study, including the generation of hypotheses, planning field collection of data, conducting field work, data exploration and statistical analysis with the use of R, and presentation of results in a final report.

This essential resource: Covers a wide range of techniques and methods for the marine environmentIncludes tried and trusted methodologies and techniques from a team of noted experts in the fieldContains information on sampling equipment ranging from those that are useful in the littoral zone to shallow nearshore areas, including bottles, secchi discs, and gillnets, and finally large trawls, benthic sleds, ROV and advanced technologies for remote sensing in the open ocean. Explores the step-by-step procedures for conducting a field study, from formulating hypotheses to the process of registering and reporting results Written for students and professionals in the field, this vital resource describes marine ecological sampling equipment, methods and analysis, ranging from physical parameters to fish, microalgae, zooplankton, benthos and macroalgae.

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Wiley-Blackwell
1119184304 / 9781119184300
Hardback
26/01/2018
United States
English
240 pages
25 cm
Professional & Vocational Learn More