Table 1. Ancillary variables.
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | Latitude of site centroid |
| Longitude | Longitude of site centroid |
| mean_bath | Average bathymetry of site |
| Depth | Deepest point in the site |
| low_bath | Shallowest point in the site |
| std_bath | Standard deviation of bathymetry in the site |
| Area | Total area of the site |
| Perimeter | Total length of the site perimeter |
| degr_wet_area | Total area of wetlands classified as degraded within the site |
| Wetland | Total wetland area within the site |
| NAO.1 | North Atlantic Oscillation Index for January of survey year |
| NAO.12 | North Atlantic Oscillation Index for December prior to survey |
| NAO.11 | North Atlantic Oscillation Index for November prior to survey |
| NAO.win | Average North Atlantic Oscillation Index for January,
December, and November prior to survey |
| NAO.10 | North Atlantic Oscillation Index for October prior to survey |
| NAO.9 | North Atlantic Oscillation Index for September prior to survey |
| NAO.8 | North Atlantic Oscillation Index for August prior to survey |
| NAO.fall | Average North Atlantic Oscillation Index for October,
September, and August prior to survey |
| WS_day | Wind speed the day of survey |
| WS_day_b4 | Wind speed the day before survey |
| WS_3day | Average wind speed for the three days prior to survey |
| WS_7day | Average wind speed for the seven days prior to survey |
| WS_30day | Average wind speed for the thirty days prior to survey |
| WD_day | Wind direction the day of survey |
| WD_day_b4 | Wind direction the day before survey |
| WD_3day | Average wind direction for the three days prior to survey |
| WD_7day | Average wind direction for the seven days prior to survey |