Estimation of the area of potential thermal refuges using generalized additive models and multivariate adaptive regression splines: A case study from the Ste‐Marguerite River

• Published in: River Research and Applications
• Main Authors: Saadi, Al Mahdi, Msilini, Amina, Charron, Christian, St‐Hilaire, André, Ouarda, Taha B. M. J.
• Other Authors: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Canada; Gam; Marguerite; Marguerite River; Nash; Sutcliffe; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.3886; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rra.3886; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/rra.3886

Abstract Thermal refuges in rivers are becoming a critical habitat for ectotherm fish, including Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ). In this study, two statistical modelling approaches were used to estimate the areas of potential thermal refuges: generalized additive models (GAM) and multivariate adapt...