Synchrony of change in spatial distribution of larvae and adults in the Northeast U.S. Shelf Ecosystem.

For the 27 taxa where both larval and adult distribution patterns were examined, life-stage synchrony in change patterns was explored in the: along-shelf, cross-shelf, and depth directions for each season adults were collected (spring and fall). Individual taxa were classified as no change if no significant change in distribution was detected for either life stage. If both life stages had a significant shift in distribution and were shifting in the same direction, the taxon was classified as in sync. If one life-stage exhibited a significant shift and the other life-stage exhibited a significant shift in another direction or exhibited no significant shift, the taxon was classified as out of sync.