Accounting for Observation Bias Within an Integrated Species Distribution Model Provides Enhanced Predictions for Western Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtles
Josh Cullen1, Heather M Welch1, Elliott L. Hazen2,3, Steven J. Bograd2,3, Barbara Muhling4, Karin Forney5,6, Scott Benson5,7, Nerea Ochoa1 and Ryan R Rykaczewski8, (1)University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, United States, (2)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Science Division, Monterey, United States, (3)Institute of Marine Science, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, United States, (4)University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, San Diego, United States, (5)NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal and Turtle Division, Moss Landing, United States, (6)Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, Moss Landing, United States, (7)Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, San Jose State University, Moss Landing, United States, (8)NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, United States