Table ?. Results of chl-square test to determine If the seine data fit a 

 negative binomial distribution based k calculated in three ways 

 (see equations 1, 2 and 3). 



Species 



DF 



Ml) 



OC 



k(2) 



< 



M3) 



K 



Ammodytes sp. 



A. quadracus 



B. tyrannus 

 Fundulus spp, 

 Menldia spp. 



5 0.0503 



25 0.0607 



2 0.0803 



126 0.0932 



363 0.1276 



Total seine catch 464 0.1411 



71.8** 0.0259 



90.7** 0.0409 



40.0** 0.0407 



133.3 0.0736 



543.2** 0.1375 



688.6** 0.2168 



30.0** 0.0259 



51.7** 0.0407 



20.8** 0.0410 



115.6 0.0724 



518.5** 0.1328 



501.6 0.1901 



30.1** 



51.5** 



21.0** 



116.0 



529.2** 



526.5* 



* significant at °< =0.05 

 ** significant at«< =0.01 



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