Predictive mapping of fish species richness across shallow-water seascapes in the Caribbean

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 204, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 9-21

  Pittman, S J ^a   Christensen, J D ^a   Caldow, C ^a   Menza, C ^a   Monaco, M E ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bathymetric complexity; Caribbean; Coral reef ecosystems; Fish species richness; Predictive modelling; Seascape structure

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; NEURAL NETWORKS; OCEAN HABITATS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BATHYMETRIC COMPLEXITY; CARIBBEAN; CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS; FISH SPECIES RICHNESS; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; SEASCAPE STRUCTURE;

FISH;

BATHYMETRY; CORAL REEF; FISH; GIS; HABITAT TYPE; MAPPING; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; GREATER ANTILLES; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO; VIRGIN ISLANDS; VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34247140933     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.12.017     Document Type: Article

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