Influence of macrohabitat preferences on the distribution of European brook and river lampreys: Implications for conservation and management

► Macroscale distribution of Lampetra sp. was successfully predicted with Boosted Regression Trees. ► Geomorphological predictor's altitude, distance to coast and sand explained the genus distribution. ► The climatic variables rain and temperature were also identified as important. ► Probability of occurrence criteria was used to geographically delimit priority river stretches. ► Potential Lampetra sp. Special Areas of Conservation were proposed.