Terrain variables used for ensemble distribution modelling of vulnerable marine ecosystems indicator taxa on data-limited seamounts of Cabo Verde (NW Africa) [Dataset]

Aim: Seamounts are conspicuous geological features with an important ecological role and can be considered Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs). Since many deep-sea regions remain largely unexplored, investigating the occurrence of VME taxa on seamounts is challenging. Our study aimed to predict the...

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Autores: Vinha, Beatriz, Murillo, Francisco Javier, Schumacher, Mia, Hansteen, Thor H., Schwarzkopf, Franziska U., Biastoch, Arne, Kenchington, Ellen, Piraino, Stefano, Orejas, Covadonga, Huvenne, Veerle A.I.
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/386142
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/386142
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Seamounts
Earth and related environmental sciences
Cabo Verde
Cold-water corals
Deep-sea ecosystems
Ensemble modelling
Species distribution models
Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
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Sumario:Aim: Seamounts are conspicuous geological features with an important ecological role and can be considered Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs). Since many deep-sea regions remain largely unexplored, investigating the occurrence of VME taxa on seamounts is challenging. Our study aimed to predict the distribution of four cold-water coral (CWC) taxa, indicators for VMEs, in a region where occurrence data is scarce.