Models underscore the Significance of Ikarian Basin for Deep-Diving Cetaceans
The Habitat suitability models combined with machine learning tools confirm that the Ikarian Basin is a key habitat for deep-diving species, reinforcing its ecological value. In addition, depth, slope and distance from shore played a significant role on the occurrence prediction of these species.
Figure 1. Confusion matrix Heatmap of Random Forest model predictions for Grampus griseus (Gg), Physeter macrocephalus (Pm) and Ziphius cavirostris (Zc) .
B. Tintoré, G. Troisi, M. Cigarroa and T. Tsimpidis, “Implementation of Machine – Learning Models to study Habitat Suitability for Deep-Diving Cetaceans in the Ikarian Basin,” 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea), Genoa, Italy, 2025, pp. 220-224, doi: 10.1109/MetroSea66681.2025.11245771.
