They fitted a function (shown in Fig. 7.19b) to their growth-rate curve:(^) where T is the temperature in degrees Celsius. As in the Boyson equation, g is the rate
of growth per unit biomass, that is, mass added per unit mass per day. Next, leaping
tall obstacles at a single bound, Huntley and Lopez suggested that these rates could be
applied to general net-tow biomass estimates. Go to the field, estimate the carbon
weight of mesozooplankton caught with nets (gC m−3), measure the water
temperature, then apply the equation: