Spatial distribution modelling of the endangered bivalve Pinna nobilis in a Marine Protected Area

Mediterranean Marine Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 626-634

  Vazquez Luis M ^a   March, D ^b   Alvarez, E ^c   Alvarez Berastegui, D ^d   Deudero, S ^a  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c Govern de les Illes Balears Direcció General de Medi Rural i Marí ^*  (Spain)

^d SOCIB (Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benthic mapping; Mediterranean Sea; MPAs; Pinna nobilis; Protected species; Regression kriging; Species distribution model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84913530762     PISSN: 1108393X     EISSN: 17916763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12681/mms.796     Document Type: Article

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