Do visual transects provide true population density estimates for deepwater fish?

This study assesses the impact species ecology, fish reactions, and natural behaviour have on visual strip transect counts of deepwater fish carried out with an ROV (remotely operated vehicle). Two terraces and one canyon were visited on the continental slope of the Bay of Biscay. Species such as ra...

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Veröffentlicht in:	ICES journal of marine science 2004, Vol.61 (7), p.1050-1056
Hauptverfasser:	Trenkel, V.M., Lorance, P., Mahévas, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	behaviour Counting deep-sea Estimates Fish Marine Population density Remotely operated vehicles ROV slope fishes Surveying Visual visual transects
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