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. 2011 Oct 4;6(10):e25359. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025359

Table 1. Summary of predictor variables used in constrained ordinations.

Data Source Original Resolution Connectivity Based? Why chosen Ref.
Elevation ASTER DEM1 30 m. Yes Hypothesized beetle dispersal limitation at high elevations. [58]
Climatic Suitability Index (CSI) CFS2 1000 m. Yes Demonstrated climatic limitations to successful reproduction. [38], [53]
Pine Volume CFS3 1000 m. Yes Beetles preferentially attack large diameter trees and high-volume stands. [24], [39]
Geographic Dist. Calculated 1000 m. Yes Null hypothesis - Isolation By Distance. [59]
Beetle PC1& PC24 Initial PCA NA No Hypothesis based on known symbiosis. [7]
Fungus PC1& PC24 Initial PCA NA No Hypothesis based on known symbiosis [7]
1

NASA DEM data were accessed through https://wist.echo.nasa.gov/api/.

2

Climate suitability data were obtained through the Canadian Forest Service (CFS).

3

Yemshanov, D, McKenney, D, Pedlar, J. in review. Mapping forest composition from the Canadian National Forest Inventory and satellite landcover classification maps. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.

4

The first and second axes of a principal coordinates analysis using Fst (PCoA) were used in distance based redundancy analysis (dbRDA).