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. 2014 Oct 29;11:77. doi: 10.1186/s12983-014-0077-6

Table 3.

Characteristics of the variables used in the two modelling scales

Broad-scale modelling
Predictor Predictor description Class Resolution Source
ABR Abruptness Topographic 30 arc-sec Generated from elevation data
ELEV Elevation Topographic 30 arc-sec Wordclim SRTM
B4 Temperature seasonality Climatic 30 arc-sec Worldclim Bioclim 4
B8 Mean temperature of the wettest quarter Climatic 30 arc-sec Worldclim Bioclim 8
B10 Mean temperature of the warmest quarter Climatic 30 arc-sec Worldclim Bioclim 10
B12 Annual precipitation Climatic 30 arc-sec Worldclim Bioclim 12
B15 Precipitation seasonality Climatic 30 arc-sec Worldclim Bioclim 15
B17 Precipitation of the Driest Quarter Climatic 30 arc-sec Worldclim Bioclim 17
LAND Land cover Habitat 30 arc-sec GLCNMO
Fine-scale modelling
Predictor Description Class Resolution Source
ELEV Elevation Topographic 100 m SRTM 90 m DEM (CGIAR-CSI)
SLO Slope Topographic 100 m Generated from elevation data
ORI Orientation Topographic 100 m Generated from elevation data
DIS-ROCK Distance to rock areas Habitat 100 m Obtained from Corine LandCover 2006
DIS-FOREST Distance to forest areas Habitat 100 m Obtained from Corine LandCover 2006
DIS-URBAN Distance to urban areas Habitat 100 m Obtained from Corine LandCover 2006