Improving Species Distribution Models by Integrating Vertical Habitat Metrics from Ocean Models: a Case Study using Four Pelagic Predators

Stephanie Brodie1, Steven James Bograd1, Christopher A Edwards2, Elliott L. Hazen1, Michael Jacox1, Kylie Scales3 and Heather M Welch4, (1)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental Research Division, Monterey, CA, United States, (2)University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States, (3)University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Australia, (4)NOAA SWFSC, ERD, CA, United States