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. 2015 Sep 24;4:40. Originally published 2015 Feb 10. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.6080.2

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