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. 2020 Jun 3;8:e9246. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9246

Table 1. Habitat predictors used in species distribution models (SDMs).

Number of individual datasets of each type indicated in parentheses. See Table S2 for additional details.

Predictor dataset types Datasets Description
Seafloor topography (12) Depth, Slope, Slope of slope, Aspect, Planar and Profile curvature, Bathymetric position index Seafloor topography metrics derived from bathymetry including depth, slope, structural complexity, exposure, curvature, and bathymetric position index. Slope, slope of slope, and bathymetric position index were calculated at 60 m and 240 m.
Benthic habitat composition (7) Percent cover of Coral, Crustose coralline algae, Macroalgae, Turf, and Soft bottom, Proximity index, Shannon’s diversity index Percent benthic cover of major cover types, seascape fragmentation/patch isolation, habitat diversity.
Geographic (3) Latitude, Longitude, Distance to shore Geographic location and distance from shore.
Oceanographic (1) Wave Power Wave height × wave period.