Inferring Processes from Spatial Patterns: The Role of Directional and Non–Directional Forces in Shaping Fish Larvae Distribution in a Freshwater Lake System

• Andrea Bertolo ,

  * E-mail: andrea.bertolo@uqtr.ca

  Affiliations Interuniversity Research Group in Limnology and Aquatic Environment (GRIL), Québec, Canada, Research Centre for Watershed - Aquatic Ecosystem Interactions (RIVE) - Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

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• F. Guillaume Blanchet,

  Affiliations Interuniversity Research Group in Limnology and Aquatic Environment (GRIL), Québec, Canada, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

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• Pierre Magnan,

  Affiliations Interuniversity Research Group in Limnology and Aquatic Environment (GRIL), Québec, Canada, Research Centre for Watershed - Aquatic Ecosystem Interactions (RIVE) - Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

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• Philippe Brodeur,

  Affiliation Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune - Direction de l’expertise de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada

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• Marc Mingelbier,

  Affiliation Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune - Service de la Faune Aquatique, Québec, Canada

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• Pierre Legendre

  Affiliations Interuniversity Research Group in Limnology and Aquatic Environment (GRIL), Québec, Canada, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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