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Modeling habitat preferences of Caspian kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamensky, 1901) (Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes) in the Caspian Sea

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Predicting and modeling of habitat preferences of fish is a very important issue for aquatic management. Classification trees (CTs) were used to predict the habitat preferences of the Caspian kutum (Rutilus frisii kutum, hereafter kutum) in the southern Caspian Sea. The applied model was optimized with genetic algorithm (GA) and greedy stepwise (GS) to select the most explanatory variables for predicting the presence/absence of kutum. The suitability index was considered to determine the quality and suitability of fish habitat in the sea. The results of Paired Student’s t tests showed that there was a significant difference between predictive performances of models before and after variable selection methods. Both optimizers improved the predictive power of CTs and resulted in a better understanding of CTs by making a selection of the sea characteristics that were used as inputs to the models. The results show that the effect of different seasons, sea depth, and photosyntheticaly active radiation were the main predictors affecting the habitat preferences of kutum in the Caspian Sea. Constructed trees in combination with GA and GS showed high capability when applied to predict the habitat preferences of this valuable commercial fish species. Determining the habitat needs of the target fish will enhance local fisheries performances and the long-term conservation planning of the fish to implement the ecosystem-based management in the Caspian Sea.

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The datasets were provided by the Caspian Sea Ecology Research Centre. The first author would like to thank Iranian national elite centre and Ministry of science, research, and technology.

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  1. Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environment, Gorgan University of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran

    Ali Haghi Vayghan

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 1144, Sowmeh Sara, Guilan, Iran

    Rahmat Zarkami

  3. Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Bio-Science Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Roghayeh Sadeghi

  4. The Caspian Sea Ecology Research Center, Khazarabad, P.O. Box 961, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran

    Hasan Fazli

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Haghi Vayghan, A., Zarkami, R., Sadeghi, R. et al. Modeling habitat preferences of Caspian kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamensky, 1901) (Actinopterygii, Cypriniformes) in the Caspian Sea. Hydrobiologia 766, 103–119 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2446-3

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