Predictive habitat modelling of reef fishes with contrasting trophic ecologies

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 474, Issue , 2013, Pages 201-216

  Schmiing, Mara ^a   Afonso, Pedro ^a   Tempera, Fernando ^a   Santos, Ricardo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Abundance; Azores; GAM; Generalised additive model; GIS; Habitat mapping; Multi species; Spatial predictive modelling

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; CORAL REEF; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HOT SPOT; PREDICTION; PROTECTED AREA; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR;

AZORES; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84874068820     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10099     Document Type: Article

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