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Predictive Mapping Of Two Nearshore, Demersal Fish Species On Northern California Reefs Using Scuba-Based Visual Surveys And Remote Sensing, Christopher H. Teague
Predictive Mapping Of Two Nearshore, Demersal Fish Species On Northern California Reefs Using Scuba-Based Visual Surveys And Remote Sensing, Christopher H. Teague
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California's shallow rocky reefs provide critical habitat for a diverse assemblage of fishes. Effective management strategies for these species require both accurate stock assessments as well as a spatially explicit understanding of the relationship between fishes and characteristics of their habitat. We used a generalized additive model framework to create spatially predictive maps of the abundance and biomass of two demersal fish species prevalent on northern California reefs: lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) and kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus). These models incorporated data from SCUBA-based fish and habitat surveys at depths from 12-26 meters as well as measures of …