@article{fdi:010074456,
  title = {{T}esting the transferability of track-based habitat models for sound marine spatial planning},
  author = {{P}eron, {C}lara and {A}uthier, {M}. and {G}remillet, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im {S}pecies distribution models ({SDM}s) are statistical tools aiming at mapping and predicting species distributions across landscapes. {D}ata acquisition being limited in space and time, {SDM} are commonly used to predict species distribution in unsampled areas or years, with the expectation that modelled habitat-species relationships will hold across spatial or temporal contexts (i.e., model transferability). {T}his key aspect of habitat modelling has major implications for spatial management, yet it has received limited attention, especially in the dynamic marine realm. {O}ur aims were to test geographical and temporal habitat model transferability and to make recommendations for future population-scale habitat modelling. {L}ocation {M}ethods {T}wo contrasted regions of the {N}orth {W}estern {M}editerranean {S}ea: the cold and productive waters of the {G}ulf of {L}ion, and the warm and oligotrophic waters of {C}orsica. {W}e {GPS}-tracked 189 {S}copoli's shearwaters, {C}alonectris diomedea, at four breeding sites during the chick-rearing period in 2011 and 2012 (418 foraging trips), and analysed their fine-scale foraging behaviour. {W}e then built colony-specific habitat models ({GAMM}s) to test {SDM} geographical and temporal transferability and investigated the effect of extrinsic (environmental extrapolation) and intrinsic (trip characteristics) factors on transferability. {R}esults {M}ain conclusions {S}copoli's shearwaters from our four study sites had comparable foraging strategies (as assessed from trip characteristics and isotopic diet tracers). {D}espite such similarities, {SDM}s revealed colony-specific habitat associations. {G}eographical and temporal model transferability was better within than between regions. {C}rucially, our study illustrates how habitat-species relationships can vary between colonies located <200 km apart, and underlines the effect of spatio-temporal extrapolation in habitat modelling. {W}e therefore warn that defining adequate spatial scales for model predictions is critical to sound marine spatial planning and conservation.},
  keywords = {biologging ; central-place foragers ; extrapolation ; habitat modelling ; seabirds ; transferability ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {LION} {GOLFE} ; {RIOU} {ILE} ; {PORQUEROLLES} {ILE} ; {CORSE} ; {GIRAGLIA} {ILE} ; {LAVEZZI} {ILES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{D}iversity and {D}istributions},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1772--1787},
  ISSN = {1366-9516},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1111/ddi.12832},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074456},
}