Table 1. List of the candidate variables tested as eligible predictors of presence of Carex foetida in the core area (Piemonte region, Northern Italy) and in the potential site (i.e. peripheral area) for species translocation.

Candidate variable	Code	Data type	Units	Used for area (*)
Annual heat:moisture index	AHM	Continuous	°C mm−1	Core and peripheral
Degree-days below 0 °C	DD0	Continuous	°C	Core and peripheral
Frost-free period	FFP	Continuous	unitless	Core and peripheral
Mean annual precipitation	MAP	Continuous	mm	Core and peripheral
Mean annual temperature	MAT	Continuous	°C	Core and peripheral
Precipitation as snow	PAS	Continuous	mm	Core and peripheral
Summer heat:moisture index	SHM	Continuous	°C mm−1	Core and peripheral
Summer (Jun.-Aug.) mean T°	TAVE_SM	Continuous	°C	Core and peripheral
Soil type	SOIL	Categorical	2 categories	Peripheral
Topographic wetness index	TWI	Continuous	m2 m−1	Peripheral

*Depending on the analysis of variable contributions (only if permutation importance was >1).