Regression analyses between kelp cover and physical variables at the transects in Port Stephens (PS), Batemans (Ba) and Tasman Peninsula (Ta) on East Australia.#

# The proportion of the variability explained by all variables combined was obtained in sequential tests using R2 selection criterion and Forward selection procedure. The overall best solution was obtained using the Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), using all possible combinations of variables. P-values were calculated using 9,999 permutations. Ba: salinity and chlorophyll were removed from the model as they were strongly correlated with depth and temperature, respectively (|r|>0.95; see Table A in S1 Appendix).Regression analyses between kelp cover and physical variables at the transects in Port Stephens (PS), Batemans (Ba) and Tasman Peninsula (Ta) on East Australia.#