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Ash Free Dry Weight |
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AFDW Ash Free Dry Mass |
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The weight of fish organic material obtained as difference between the dry weight and the ash weight. Ash weight is determined after muffle furnace combustion at 450-500 °C for 6/12 hours or longer for larger quantities. Ash weight is determined by subtracting the tare weight. Ash weight is often expressed as a percentage of dry weight or wet weight. |
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| altLabel | AFDW Ash Free Dry Mass |
| definition | The weight of fish organic material obtained as difference between the dry weight and the ash weight. Ash weight is determined after muffle furnace combustion at 450-500 °C for 6/12 hours or longer for larger quantities. Ash weight is determined by subtracting the tare weight. Ash weight is often expressed as a percentage of dry weight or wet weight. |
| note | Schreck, C. B., Moyle, P. B., 1990. Methods for fish biology. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. |
| prefLabel | Ash Free Dry Weight |
| created | 2015-03-11 15:51:17 |
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