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We formulated a species distribution model (SDM) for the amphidromous fish Sicyopterus japonicus on the basis of presence/absence data and confirmed its performance at various population densities. The best-fit SDM selected several environmental factors, including water depth and velocity, and performed validated prediction of presence/absence of various densities. The predicted probability of occurrence was positively correlated with the observed density. The density was positively related to habitat occupancy, suggesting that this species occupied a wide range of habitats under high densities, but only optimal habitat under low densities. Therefore, the threshold value for predicting presence/absence increased with decreasing densities.
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The authors wish to thank Mr. A. Koyama, Y. Okamoto, K. Hayashi, T. Ihara, H. Oura, K. Ukai, T. Ohata, and Y. Shinada (Kyushu University) for their generous research support. The authors also thank two anonymous reviewers for providing useful comments. A part of this study was conducted in association with the Gokase Group of the Academic Research Group of River Ecosystem, which was supported by the Foundation for Riverfront Improvement and Restoration, Tokyo, Japan. The cost of publication was supported in part by the Research Grant for Young Investigators of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University.
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Onikura, N., Inui, R., Oikawa, S. et al. Performance of a species distribution model based on presence/absence for various population sizes in the amphidromous fish species Sicyopterus japonicus . Ichthyol Res 61, 90–96 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10228-013-0375-6
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