Spatial Predictive Modeling of Fish Distributions Incorporating Habitat Utilization and Behavior in the Context of Marine Protection
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Open access
Authors
Stamoulis, Kostantinos
Date
2018Supervisor
Prof. Euan Harvey
Type
Thesis
Award
PhD
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Science and Engineering
School
Environment and Agriculture
Collection
Abstract
This research focused on improving species distribution models (SDMs) of targeted reef fishes by incorporating fish behavior. Results show that 1) fishing patterns are critical inputs for SDMs, 2) fish wariness provides a proxy for spear fishing pressure, and 3) accuracy of SDMs increase when fish wariness is included as a predictor of targeted fish biomass. Fish wariness could be used to refine measures of fish assemblages and SDMs, improving management of coastal fisheries.
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