RasterStack of 10 environmental descriptors modelled by IPCC (scenario A1B, 4th report, 2007) for 2187 to 2196 (described as 2200), on the extent of the Kerguelen Plateau (63/81W; -46/-56S)
data('predictors2200AIB')RasterStack of 10 environmental descriptors. Grid: nrow= 100, ncol= 179, ncells= 17900 pixels. Spatial resolution: 0.1. Spatial extent: 63/81W; -46/-56S. Crs : +proj=longlat +datum=WGS84 +no_defs +ellps=WGS84 +towgs84=0,0,0. Origin=0. See Guillaumot et al.(2016) for more information
depth Bathymetric grid around the Kerguelen Plateau Unit=meter. Reference=Guillaumot et al. (2016), derived from Smith & Sandwell (1997) https://topex.ucsd.edu/WWW_html/mar_topo.html
seasurface_salinity_mean_2200_A1B Mean sea surface salinity over 2187 to 2196, A1B scenario Unit= PSS. Reference= BIO ORACLE (Tyberghein et al. 2012) https://www.bio-oracle.org/
seasurface_temperature_mean_2200_A1B Mean sea surface temperature over 2187-2196, A1B scenario Unit=Celsius degrees. Reference= BIO ORACLE (Tyberghein et al. 2012) https://www.bio-oracle.org/
seasurface_temperature_amplitude_2200_A1B Amplitude between mean summer and mean winter sea surface temperature. Absolute value interpolated over 2187-2196, scenario A1B Unit=Celsius degrees. Reference= BIO ORACLE (Tyberghein et al. 2012) https://www.bio-oracle.org/
chlorophyla_summer_mean_2002_2009 Surface chlorophyll a concentration. Summer mean over 2002-2009 Unit=mg/m3. Reference=MODIS AQUA (NASA) 2010 https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/
geomorphology Geomorphologic features Unit= 27 categories. Reference= ATLAS ETOPO2 2014 (Douglass et al. 2014)
sediments Sediment features Unit= 14 categories. Reference= McCoy (1991), updated by Griffiths 2014 (unpublished)
slope Bathymetric slope Unitless. Reference= Smith & Sandwell (1997)
seafloor_oxygen_mean_1955_2012 Mean seafloor oxygen concentration over 1955-2012 Unit=mL/L. Reference= Guillaumot et al. (2016), derived from World Ocean Circulation Experiment 2013 sea surface oxygen concentration layers https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/woa13/woa13data.html
roughness Rugosity index (difference between minimal and maximal depth values of the 8 neighbour-pixels) Unit= meters. Reference=Guillaumot et al.(2016), derived from bathymetric layer.
Douglass LL, Turner J, Grantham HS, Kaiser S, Constable A, Nicoll R, Raymond B, Post A, Brandt A, Beaver D (2014) A hierarchical classification of benthic biodiversity and assessment of protected areas in the Southern Ocean. PloS one 9(7): e100551. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100551.
Guillaumot, C., Martin , A., Fabri-Ruiz, S., Eleaume, M. and Saucede, T. (2016) Environmental parameters (1955-2012) for echinoids distribution modelling on the Kerguelen Plateau. Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/578ED5A08050F
Jueterbock A, Tyberghein L, Verbruggen H, Coyer JA, Olsen JL, Hoarau G (2013) Climate change impact on seaweed meadow distribution in the North Atlantic rocky intertidal. Ecology and Evolution 3(5): 1356-1373. doi: 10.1002/ece3.541.
McCoy FW (1991) Southern Ocean sediments: circum-Antarctic to 30S. Marine Geological and Geophysical Atlas of the circum-Antarctic to 30S. (ed. by D.E. Hayes). Antarctic Research Series.
Tyberghein L, Verbruggen H, Pauly K, Troupin C, Mineur F, De Clerck O (2012) Bio ORACLE: a global environmental dataset for marine species distribution modelling. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21(2): 272-28. doi: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00656.x.
Smith W, Sandwell D (1997) Global seafloor topography from satellite altimetry and ship depth soundings. Science 277(5334): 1957-1962. doi: 10.1126/science.277.5334.1956.
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