Species Distribution - A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)
The lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus is a key component of the North East Atlantic ecosystem but little is known about its distribution outside of fished areas. In this study, species distribution models were developed to predict the occurrence and density of sandeels in parts of the North Sea and Celtic Seas regions. A hurdle model was found to be the best fitting model with the highest predictive performance; model evaluation with independent data demonstrated that it had significant discrimination ability across the study region. The distribution model helps refine past inferences about sandeel availability to predators and indicates to marine planners potential areas where anthropogenic impacts should be considered
SDM Metadata sandeel: An excel file containing detailed metadata relating to the development of the species distribution model using the checklist based on that published in Feng et al. (2019) A checklist for maximising reproducibility of ecological niche models. Nature ecology & evolution.
Four geotiffs:
CelticSeas_ProbPres - probability of presence of buried sandeel in the Celtic Seas study region.
CelticSeas_PredictedDensity - predicted density of buried sandeel in the Celtic Seas study region (number per m^2).
NorthSea_ProbPres - probability of presence of buried sandeel in the North Sea study region.
NorthSea_PredictedDensity - predicted density of buried sandeel in the North Sea study region (number per m^2).
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- Date ()
- 2021-06-10
- Identifier
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Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12377
Scottish Government
-Marine Directorate
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
,Edinburgh
,EH6 6QQ
,United Kingdom
Scottish Government
-Marine Directorate
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
,Edinburgh
,EH6 6QQ
,United Kingdom
Scottish Government
-Marine Directorate
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
,Edinburgh
,EH6 6QQ
,United Kingdom
Scottish Government
-Marine Directorate
Mailpoint 11, Area 1B South, Victoria Quay
,Edinburgh
,EH6 6QQ
,United Kingdom
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- unknown
- Keywords
- SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
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Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed
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Habitat extent
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- GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
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Species distribution
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- Marine Strategy Framework Directive descriptors
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Biological diversity maintained
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Marine food webs are at normal abundance and diversity
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- Use constraints
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This project was supported by the EU's INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The views and opinions expressed in this study do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission of the SEUPB.
- Use constraints
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The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from the Scottish Government licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Use constraints
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If you use this data, please cite Langton, R., Boulcott, P. and Wright P.J. (2021) A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13693
- Access constraints
- otherRestrictions
- Other constraints
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no limitations to public access
- Distance
- 200 http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m
- Metadata language
- eng (en)
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
- Geographic identifier
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The water column that is significantly influenced by the seabed, which is broader in deep ocean than in shelf seas. Guideline approximation is bottom 10m of oceans and bottom 5% of shelf (<200m) seas.
- Date ()
- 2010-01-01
- Begin date
- 2020-04-01
- End date
- 2021-06-10
- Supplemental Information
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Langton, Boulcott & Wright (2021) A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus. Marine Ecology Progress Series. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13693
- Reference system identifier
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OGP
/urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
- Distribution format
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- OnLine resource
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https://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/nmpwfs/ows?token=d46ffd2a-e192-4e51-8a6a-b3292c20f1ee&service=wms&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities
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OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-capabilities
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- OnLine resource
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https://msmap1.atkinsgeospatial.com/geoserver/nmpwfs/ows?token=d46ffd2a-e192-4e51-8a6a-b3292c20f1ee&service=wcs&version=1.1.0&request=getCapabilities
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OGC:WCS
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- OnLine resource
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View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) - Celtic Seas - Predicted density of buried sandeels (number per m^2)" on Marine Scotland Maps
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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- OnLine resource
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View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – North Sea - Predicted density of buried sandeels (number per m^2)" on Marine Scotland Maps
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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- OnLine resource
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View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – North Sea - Probability of presence of buried sandeel" on Marine Scotland Maps
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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- OnLine resource
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View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – Celtic Seas - Probability of presence of buried sandeel" on Marine Scotland Maps
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WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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- OnLine resource
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species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_celtic_seas_predicted_density
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WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
)Download "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) - Celtic Seas - Predicted density of buried sandeels (number per m^2)" as geotiff on WGS84 datum
- OnLine resource
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species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_celtic_seas_probability_presence
(
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
)Download "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – Celtic Seas - Probability of presence of buried sandeel" as geotiff on WSG84 datum
- OnLine resource
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species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_north_sea_predicted_density
(
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
)Download "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – North Sea - Predicted density of buried sandeels (number per m^2)" as geotiff on WGS84 datum
- OnLine resource
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species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_north_sea_probability_presence
(
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download
)Download "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – North Sea - Probability of presence of buried sandeel" as geotiff on WGS84 datum
- Medium note
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GIS - - zip folder, GIS - - species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_north_sea_probability_presence
- Scope
- dataset
- Statement
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Source of occurrence data: Holland et al. (2005). Identifying sandeel Ammodytes marinus sediment habitat preferences in the marine environment. MEPS. 303: 269-282. Obtained by personal communication.
Sources of environmental data:
Emodnet Bathymetry Portal - ( https://portal.emodnet-bathymetry.eu/#) Grids D3 and D4 downloaded on 10th Jan 2019.
Depth and slope were extracted from Emodnet Bathymetry data using terrain function in the Raster package in R.
Sediment point data from BGS ( http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm) were downloaded in January 2019
INFOMAR sediment data downloaded June 2019
Marine recorder version Feb 2019 was downloaded April 2019
Layers of percentage sand, mud and gravel were interpolated from the point records by inverse distance weighting.
The analysis was done using a Hurdle model fitted with the countreg package. All analyses were undertaken in R version 3.6.2.
Metadata
- Metadata language
- eng (en)
- Resource Type
- dataset
- Date stamp
- 2024-02-15
- Metadata standard name
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UK GEMINI
- Metadata standard version
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2.2