The use of a predictive habitat model and a fuzzy logic approach for marine management and planning.

Bottom trawl survey data are commonly used as a sampling technique to assess the spatial distribution of commercial species. However, this sampling technique does not always correctly detect a species even when it is present, and this can create significant limitations when fitting species distribut...

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Main Authors: Tarek Hattab, Frida Ben Rais Lasram, Camille Albouy, Chérif Sammari, Mohamed Salah Romdhane, Philippe Cury, Fabien Leprieur, François Le Loc'h
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795769?pdf=render