Table 2. Environmental gradients used for GARP models of Bacillus anthracis in Australia.
| Environmental variable (unit) | Variable name | Data source |
|---|---|---|
| Altitude (m) | alt | Worldclim† |
| Mean annual temperature (°C) | bio 1 | Worldclim |
| Annual temperature range (°C) | bio 7 | Worldclim |
| Annual precipitation (mm) | bio 12 | Worldclim |
| Precipitation of the wettest month (mm) | bio 13 | Worldclim |
| Precipitation of the driest month (mm) | bio 14 | Worldclim |
| Average base saturation (%) | bs | HWSD* |
| Average calcium carbonate concentration (% weight) | caco3 | HWSD |
| Average calcium sulfate concentration (% weight) | caso4 | HWSD |
| Average soil pH (-log(H+)) | pH(H20) | HWSD |
| Average soil organic content (% weight) | OC | HWSD |
| TFA mean NDVI | wd0114a0 | TALA‡ |
| TFA NDVI annual amplitude | wd0114a1 | TALA |
* Trypanosomiasis and Land Use in Africa (TALA) research group, [39]