gov.noaa.nodc:0303081 eng utf8 model NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-06-08T13:20:14Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Stacked species distribution models of deep-sea corals and sponges off the United States west coast (NCEI Accession 0303081) 2025-05-01 publication 2025-03-31 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/45mg-9g33 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0303081 NCEI Archive Management System 0303081 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Arvind Shantharam NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) arvind.shantharam@noaa.gov resourceProvider Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Arvind Shantharam Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) arvind.shantharam@noaa.gov https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Matthew Poti NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information collaborator Arliss Winship Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) https://www.css-inc.com/ HTTPS Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) website Institution web page information collaborator Yee Lau Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information collaborator Heather Coleman NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information collaborator Danielle Weissman NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information collaborator Renee Eaton NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information collaborator Robert McGuinn Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information collaborator Just Cebrian Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) jcebrian@disl.org https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information collaborator Thomas Hourigan NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information collaborator Shantharam, Arvind Northern Gulf Institute; under grant from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information author Poti, Matthew NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Winship, Arliss CSS, Inc., under contract to NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://www.css-inc.com/ HTTPS Consolidated Safety Services-Dynamac (CSS) website Institution web page information author Lau, Yee Northern Gulf Institute; under grant from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information author Coleman, Heather NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information author Weissman, Danielle NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information author Eaton, Renee NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-habitat-conservation HTTPS NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation (NMFS/OHC) website Institution web page information author McGuinn, Robert Northern Gulf Institute; under grant from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information author Cebrian, Just Northern Gulf Institute jcebrian@disl.org https://www.northerngulfinstitute.org/ HTTPS Northern Gulf Institute (NGI) website Institution web page information author Hourigan, Thomas NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program https://deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) website Institution web page information author tableDigital These data are a set of raster maps of community-level predictions of deep-sea coral and sponge taxa distributions off the continental U.S. west coast, spanning depths from 50 to 1200 m. The raster files come in two versions: one where predicted distribution suitability range from 0 - 1 and one where the predicted suitability is classified into five classes; very low (0–0.2), low (0.21–0.40), moderate (0.41–0.60), high (0.61–0.80) and very high (0.81–1.00). These raster maps were derived from 40 deep-sea coral and sponge habitat suitability models (HSMs), generated at the genus- and species-level maps generated by Poti et al. (2020). A cluster analysis of the HSMs identified 10 groups whose member taxa were stacked and averaged to produce a stacked species distribution model (S-SDM). The individual S-SDM rasters are numbered and the numbers refer to distinct groups identified in the cluster analysis. The member taxa for each S-SDM are listed in a data dictionary included with this data package. Further details about the generation of the S-SDMs and their interpretation can be found in Shantharam et al. (2025). This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian 4YL4BJ Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Shantharam, Arvind; Poti, Matthew; Winship, Arliss; Lau, Yee; Coleman, Heather; Weissman, Danielle; Eaton, Renee; McGuinn, Robert; Cebrian, Just; Hourigan, Thomas (2025). Stacked species distribution models of deep-sea corals and sponges off the United States west coast (NCEI Accession 0303081). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/45mg-9g33. Accessed [date]. Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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Multi‐Taxon Predictions of Deep‐Sea Corals and Sponges From Stacked Species Distribution Models in the United States West Coast Exclusive Economic Zone and Relation to Trawl Closure Zones. 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