Optical Detection and Classification of Phytoplankton Taxa through Spectral Analysis

Phytoplankton serve as the bottom of the marine food web and therefore play an essential role in marine ecosystems. On the other hand, coastal phytoplankton communities can adversely affect the marine ecosystem and humans. A variety of techniques have been developed to measure and study phytoplank...

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Main Author: Sensi, Daniel Tyler
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2012
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4400
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5596&context=etd