Table 2 Density surface modelling results with the environmental covariates best predicting sunfish density across the study area.

From: New insights into ocean sunfish (Mola mola) abundance and seasonal distribution in the northeast Atlantic

Season

Covariates

edf

P value

Deviance explained (%)

Summer

Latitude*Longitude

27.6

<0.001

13.6

Winter

Latitude*Longitude

27.7

<0.001

16.0

 

Distance to Slope

1.0

<0.004

 

Combined

Latitude*Longitude

23.3

<0.002

9.9

 

Mixed layer depth

4.8

<0.003

 
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