April. In addition, a decrease in larval densities occurred during the 

 week of May 22 at B, C, NB, and EN. The consistent fluctuations 



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Figure 9. Weekly mean density per 500 m^ of larval 

 winter flounder during 1983. 



suggested that sampling error was not the primary source of short-term 

 variability, but most likely changes in environmental factors affected 

 collection densities. 



Spatial differences were found in the frequency of different 

 developmental stages (Fig. 10). Almost all Stage 1 larvae were 



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