Habitat suitability index models: juvenile Atlantic croaker (Revised)

The habitat use information and habitat suitability index (HSI) model in this report on juvenile Atlantic croaker is intended for use in impact assessment and habitat management. The model was developed from a review and synthesis of existing information and is scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) and 1 (optimally suitable habitat). Assumptions used to transform habitat use information into the HSI model, and guidelines for model applications, including methods for measuring model variables, are described.