Title: The shadow model: how and why small choices in spatially explicit species distribution models affect predictions

Authors: Christian J. C. Commander12*, Lewis A. K. Barnett3, Eric J. Ward4, Sean C. Anderson5, Timothy E. Essington2

Author Affiliations: 1 Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA 2 School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA 3 Resource Assessment and Conservation Engineering Division, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, USA 4 Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Seattle, WA, USA 5 Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

*Corresponding Author: Email: ccommander@fsu.edu

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