Table 1. Environmental variables used to develop ecological niche models.
Environmental Variable (unit) | Name | Source |
---|---|---|
Elevation (m) | Altitude | WorldClim† |
Annual Temperature Range (°C) | BIO7 | WorldClim |
Annual Mean Temperature (°C) | BIO1 | WorldClim |
Precipitation of Driest Month (mm) | BIO14 | WorldClim |
Precipitation of Wettest Month (mm) | BIO13 | WorldClim |
Annual Precipitation (mm) | BIO12 | WorldClim |
NDVI Amplitude (no units) | wd1014a1 | TALA‡ |
Mean NDVI (no units) | wd1014a0 | TALA |
† (www.worldclim.org) [35]
‡Trypanosomiasis and Land Use in Africa (TALA) Research Group (Oxford, United Kingdom) [57]