Response curves of dolphin habitat suitability to environmental variables.

<p>Averaged response curves of the two most important environmental variables resulting from Maxent modeling of common dolphins (<i>Delphinus delphis</i>) and dusky dolphins (<i>Lagenorhynchus obscurus</i>) localities. (a) Response curve of common dolphin habitat suitability to Standard Deviation of Sea Surface Temperature (SST-SD) in the cold season; (b) response curve of dusky dolphin habitat suitability to Seabed Slope in the cold season; (c and d) response curves of common and dusky dolphin habitat suitability to distance to the coast in the warm and cold season respectively (curves of both species are plotted together in order to facilitate visual comparisons); (e) response curve of common dolphin habitat suitability to Sea Surface Temperature (SST) in the warm season; (f) response curve of dusky dolphin habitat suitability to Depth in the warm season.