Selected models for <i>Nephrops</i> habitat suitability.

<p>Selected models for <i>Nephrops</i> habitat suitability.</p

Simplified design of model construction, evaluation and analysis of transferability between two areas.

<p>Simplified design of model construction, evaluation and analysis of transferability between two areas.</p

Partial GAM plots for the best Gaussian models for each fished area.

<p>Each plot represents the variable’s response shape, independent of the other variables, in relation to the predicted <i>Nephrops</i> burrow density in the model. Slope (expressed in degrees) describes the rate of change in elevation over distance, the maximum possible range is from 0 (flat terrain) to 90 (steeper terrain) degrees; vrm: terrain rugosity (captures variability in slope and aspect into a single measure, it ranges from 0 (no terrain variation) to 1 (complete terrain variation). The ranges of environmental variables are represented on the x-axis and the related change in <i>Nephrops</i> density is represented on the y-axis (logit scale). The degree of smoothing is indicated in the y-axis label. The dotted lines represent the 95% confidence intervals around the response curve. For the Scotland Inshore and Fladen ground models the effects of each sediment class are shown as a boxplot. Sediments are divided into 6 classes (based on EUNIS classification level 4): Fine mud (M), muddy sand (MS), sand (S), coarse sand (CS), mixed sediments (MXS) and rocks (R). For more details see the main text.</p

Competing habitat suitability models for <i>Nephrops</i> in fished areas.

<p>Competing habitat suitability models for <i>Nephrops</i> in fished areas.</p

The spatial patterns of the environmental variables used to map the habitat suitability models for each fished area including: depth (m), seabed sediment type (percentage of silt plus clay) for Aran Grounds (AG), Celtic Sea (CS) and Irish Sea (IS); sediment classes (fine mud (M), muddy sand (MS), sand (S), coarse sand (CS), mixed sediments (MXS) and rocks (R) for Scottish Inshore (SI) and Fladen ground (FG) (see the main text for details).

<p>Slope (degrees) the maximum possible range is from 0 to 90 degrees, with low values corresponding to flat ocean bottom (or areas of sediment deposition) while higher values indicate potential rocky ledges. Terrain ruggedness or rugosity values range from 0 (no terrain variation) to 1 (complete terrain variation).</p

<i>De novo</i> sequences from tryptic peptides of <i>L. anatifera</i> adhesive protein bands (listed along top row), analysed by PEAKS using MALDI-TOF/TOF MS.

<p>Monoisotopic masses of each tryptic peptide are listed in the first column. Sequences found in more than one protein band are underlined.</p><p><i>De novo</i> sequences from tryptic peptides of <i>L. anatifera</i> adhesive protein bands (listed along top row), analysed by PEAKS using MALDI-TOF/TOF MS.</p

Repeating amino acid motifs appearing in fp-1 of various mussel species (family Mytilidae), including several species of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>.

<p>*<i>Perna perna</i> fp-1 is an incomplete sequence and is only assumed to be a repeating motif. Underlined residues have been reported to be post-translationally modified.</p><p>Repeating amino acid motifs appearing in fp-1 of various mussel species (family Mytilidae), including several species of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>.</p

SDS-PAGE adhesive protein separation of five biological replicates (‘samples’) of <i>L. anatifera</i>.

<p>Left hand column is ladder of protein molecular masses. Prominent, repeated bands were observed at approximately 30 kDa, 90 kDa and 110 kDa. Fainter bands were detected at 35 kDa, 40 kDa, 60–68 kDa, 80 kDa, and 130 kD kDa. A band at 70 kDa was sometimes intense and weak at other times.</p