Table_2.xls (5.5 kB)
The relative contribution (%) of the predictor variables to the BRT models over the regional scale.
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posted on 2012-06-25, 00:03 authored by Iván F. Rodil, Tanya J. Compton, Mariano LastraThe predictor variables, by relevance were mean grain size (MGS), sediment shear strength (SS), mean sea surface temperature (sst), and chlorophyll a (chla). The predictor variables with the highest contribution described the recorded observations of the dominant beach species (same as in Table 1). Beach species included in the final model: Bathyporeia pelagica, Donax trunculus, Eurydice affinis, Eurydic pulchra, Pontocrates arenarius, Scolelepis squamata, Sphaeroma rugicauda, Talorchestia brito and Talitrus saltator.