The first tests will describe the spatial structure of the sightings data.
		And will tell us if there are positive- clumping associations, or negative associations between the cetacean sightings
		Next we will look for relationships to environmental factors using Mantel’s tests
		This is a useful tool for analysis of autocorrelated data
		It will define the effects of space on animal distributions and spatial structures of environmental factors
		And define whether an environmental factor has a significant relationship after accounting for the spatial autocorrelation
		Finally, we will generate predictive habitat models using…