Predictive habitat modeling in two Mediterranean canyons including hydrodynamic variables

• Published in: Progress in oceanography Vol. 169; pp. 151 - 168
• Main Authors: Bargain, A., Foglini, F., Pairaud, I., Bonaldo, D., Carniel, S., Angeletti, L., Taviani, M., Rochette, S., Fabri, M.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2018; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bari canyon; canyons; Cassidaigne canyon; Cold-Water Coral; corals; ecosystem engineering; ecosystems; environmental factors; fisheries; georeferencing; habitats; hydrodynamics; hydrologic models; Life Sciences; Madrepora oculata; Mediterranean Sea; Predictive habitat mapping; temperature; water; Mediterranean Sea; Cassidaigne canyon; Bari canyon; Cold-Water Coral; Madrepora oculata; Mediterranean Sea; Predictive habitat mapping

•CWC settlement was studied in two Mediterranean canyons using three habitat suitability models.•Hydrodynamic models have been used in the habitat suitability models, for both canyons.•Seafloor roughness was the first variable explaining CWC distribution.•Hydrodynamic variables were also important t...