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    • Predicted deep-sea coral habitat suitability for the U.S. West Coast (NCEI Accession 0297219)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2025

    Predictive habitat models for deep-sea corals within the U.S. West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone were developed to aid future research and spatial mapping. Models were built at a 500 x 500 m spatial resolution with a range of physical, chemical, and environmental variables thought to influence the distribution of deep-sea corals. Models were generated using records, from a variety of sources, reliably identified at the order and suborder levels including Alcyoniina, Antipatharia, Calcaxonia, Holaxonia, and Scleraxonia under the MaxEnt framework with a spatial spatial partitioning cross-validation approach. Further, models were generated for all taxa records with thresholded predicted outputs at the 0.5 and 0.75 cutoff presence/absence value. For more details on the construction of the models, see Guinotte and Davies (2014). All models are present in GeoTIFF format.

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    Metadata Date 2025-06-26T13:04:40Z
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 25, 2025 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Model
    Metadata Date 2025-06-26T13:04:40Z
    Metadata Created Date February 1, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) June 25, 2025 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0297219
    Access Constraints Cite as: Guinotte, John; Davies, Andrew J. (2025). Predicted deep-sea coral habitat suitability for the U.S. West Coast (NCEI Accession 0297219). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/fhbm-vq07. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Bbox North Lat 49
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    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2012-01-01
    Temporal Extent End 2012-12-12

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