Species Distribution - A verified distribution model for the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)

• Published by: Scottish Government SpatialData.gov.scot
• Last updated: 16 February 2024
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Summary

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: CelticSeasProbPres - probability of presence of buried sandeel in the Celtic Seas study region. CelticSeasPredictedDensity - predicted density of buried sandeel in the Celtic Seas study region (number per m^2). NorthSeaProbPres - probability of presence of buried sandeel in the North Sea study region. NorthSeaPredictedDensity - predicted density of buried sandeel in the North Sea study region (number per m^2).

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Link to the data	Format	File added	Data preview
species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_north_sea_probability_presence	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_north_sea_predicted_density	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_celtic_seas_probability_presence	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
species_distribution_lesser_sandeels_celtic_seas_predicted_density	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – Celtic Seas - Probability of presence of buried sandeel" on Marine Scotland Maps	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – North Sea - Probability of presence of buried sandeel" on Marine Scotland Maps	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) – North Sea - Predicted density of buried sandeels (number per m^2)" on Marine Scotland Maps	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
View "Lesser Sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) - Celtic Seas - Predicted density of buried sandeels (number per m^2)" on Marine Scotland Maps	N/A	16 February 2024	Not available
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Additional information

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2024-02-15
• Access contraints: no limitations to public access
• Harvest GUID: Marine_Scotland_FishDAC_12377
• Extent: Latitude: 61.19621° to 52.12°
• Extent: Longitude: -9.953613° to 3.405762°
• Spatial reference system: urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
• Dataset reference date: 2021-06-10 (publication)
• Frequency of update: unknown
• Responsible party: Scottish Government (pointOfContact, custodian, distributor, originator)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
• Source Metadata: HTML

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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.
The following attribution statement must be used: Contains information from the Scottish Government licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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