Code to reproduce ensemble species distribution models of CWCs in five seamounts of Cabo Verde

R code to reproduce the study of Vinha et al., 2024 (doi:) to create an ensemble species distribution models (SDM) to predict the distribution of four cold-water corals, indicator for VME, on five seamounts of Cabo Verde (Central Atlantic Ocean).

Presence-Absence data of cold-water corals on the seamount of Cabo Verde is published in PANGAEA:

• Vinha, B.; Hansteen, T. H.; Huvenne, V. A. I.; Orejas, C. (2023): Presence-absence records for four cold-water coral taxa on the seamounts of Cape Verde (NW Africa). PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PAN…

Bathymetry data and code used to calculate terrain derivates on the seamounts of Cabo Verde is available in Dryad:

• Vinha, B., Murillo, F. J., Schumacher, M., Hansteen, T., Schwarzkopf, F., Biastoch, A., Kenchington, E., Piraino, S., Orejas, C., Huvenne, V. (2024). Terrain variables used for ensemble distribution modelling of vulnerable marine ecosystems indicator taxa on data-limited seamounts of Cabo Verde (NW Africa) [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dry…

Data from the Viking20x model can be found in:

• Schwarzkopf, F. (2024). Supplementary data to Vinha et al. (2024): Ensemble modelling to predict the distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems indicator taxa on data-limited seamounts of Cabo Verde (NW Africa) [dataset]. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel [distributor]. hdl:20.500.12085/20248b0a-4…