Proceedings 2020/001
Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Peer Review on Habitat Suitability Modelling Best Practices for Canada's Pacific Ocean; June 11-12, 2019
Chairperson: Steven Schut
Editor: Steven Schut and Jill Campbell
Summary
These proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review (RPR) meeting on June 11-12, 2019 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C. A working paper establishing the framework for habitat suitability models and species distribution models and an accompanying example application of this framework was presented for peer review.
The major topics discussed were the differences between habitat suitability models and species distribution models and what the models generated within the framework are predicting, the inclusion of the habitat suitability index model in the ensemble model, the inclusion of additional environmental predictors, how to aggregate multiple data points within a single raster cell, and if data obtained with different survey gear can or should be combined.
In-person and web-based participation included Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science and Ecosystem Management; and external participants from First Nations organizations, and academia.
The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report providing advice to DFO Science to inform habitat suitability and species distribution modelling.
The Science Advisory Report and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.
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