Table 1

Cod larval mortality rates:

May 1988 Time interval between surveys: 5.66 days;

August 1991 Time interval between surveys: 5.92 days;

survey

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

stage

Egg IV

L 5

L 5–7

L 8

Egg IV

L 5

L 5–7

L 8

age [days] ^*

14.09

19.35

22.35

28.35

13.51

19.72

21.72

27.72

dt age

5.26

6.00

6.21

6.00

n/m²_obs

0.98

0.21

2.43

1.50

0.66

0.52

1.97

0.33

n/m²/d_obs

0.39

0.10

0.41

0.25

0.27

0.26

0.33

0.06

n/m²/d_adj

0.11

0.25

0.26

0.06

M [1/d]

0.2359

0.0804

0.0078

0.2972

M [%/d]

21.02

7.73

0.78

25.71

n/m²/d_corr

-

0.12

-

0.26

-

0.27

-

0.07

M [1/d]_corr

0.2226

0.0729

0.0008

0.2547

M [%/d]_corr

19.95

7.03

0.08

22.49

^*:at mean ambient egg incubation temperatures of 5.75°C in May 1998 and 5.87°C in August 1991. Observed (_obs) and adjusted (_adj) abundance (n/m²) and daily production (n/m²/d) of different developmental stages inside the 80 m depth contour line, as well as resulting mortaliy rates (M) with and without correction for transport (_corr) for May 1988 and August 1991.

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