Spatial variance of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) in coastal Newfoundland waters

Abstract

Scale-dependent spatial variance of capelin, a mobile pelagic fish species, was compared to sea surface temperature in 32 transects surveyed along the northwestern shore of Conception Bay. Episodic scale dependence of capelin spatial variance suggests capelin-predator interactions are brief and occur over a wide range of spatial scales. -from Author