Bathymetric Resolution-Dependent Biases in Antarctic Benthic Biodiversity Models: Hotspots Hold, Counts Shift
Shaylyn Potter, Jan Jansen, Nicole A. Hill, Vanessa L. Lucieer
This study shows that species distribution models for Antarctic benthic biodiversity underestimate richness when applied to coarse-resolution bathymetry, but hotspot locations remain consistent.
bioRxiv · Jun 24, 2026 · PreprintEcology