Table 6.

List of the top 10 most important variables in the abundance model

Rank	Variables
1	Occurrence
2	Worldclim precipitation, phase of annual cycle
3	Worldclim precipitation, proportion of total variance due to bi-annual cycle
4	NDVI, amplitude of annual cycle
5	Worldclim precipitation, amplitude of bi-annual cycle
6	MIR, amplitude of annual cycle
7	DEM
8	NTLS temperature, phase of bi-annual cycle
9	Worldclim precipitation, total variance
10	CMORPH precipitation, phase of bi-annual cycle

The lowest ranking number indicates the most important variable (e.g., rank = 1 is the most important variable). The ranking is based on the Increase in Node Purity (INP).