Table 1.
Environmental variables used to construct the background.
| Fundamental niche | Realized niche |
|---|---|
| Annual mean temperature (°C) | Mean value of the monthly MODIS enhanced vegetation index (EVI) time series data (index) |
| Mean diurnal temperature range [mean(period max-min)] (°C) | SD of the monthly MODIS EVI time series data (index) |
| Isothermality (Bio02 ÷ Bio07) | Mean value the 8-day MODIS day-time land surface temperature (LST) time series data (°C) |
| Temperature seasonality (C of V) | SD of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Max temperature of warmest week (°C) | Minimum value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Min temperature of coldest week (°C) | Maximum value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Temperature annual range (Bio05-Bio06) (°C) | Mean value the 8-day MODIS night-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Mean temperature of wettest quarter (°C) | SD of the 8-day MODIS night-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Mean temperature of driest quarter (°C) | Minimum value of the 8-day MODIS night-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Mean temperature of warmest quarter (°C) | Maximum value of the 8-day MODIS night-time LST time series data (°C) |
| Mean temperature of coldest quarter (°C) | Mean value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data for December/January (°C) |
| Annual precipitation (mm) | Mean value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data for February/March (°C) |
| Precipitation of wettest week (mm) | Mean value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data for April/May (°C) |
| Precipitation of driest week (mm) | Mean value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data for June/July (°C) |
| Precipitation seasonality (C of V) | Mean value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data for August/September (°C) |
| Precipitation of wettest quarter (mm) | Mean value of the 8-day MODIS day-time LST time series data for October/November (°C) |
| Precipitation of driest quarter (mm) | |
| Precipitation of warmest quarter (mm) | |
| Precipitation of coldest quarter (mm) | |
| Annual mean radiation (W m−2) | |
| Highest weekly radiation (W m−2) | |
| Lowest weekly radiation (W m−2) | |
| Radiation seasonality (C of V) | |
| Radiation of wettest quarter (W m−2) | |
| Radiation of driest quarter (W m−2) | |
| Radiation of warmest quarter (W m−2) | |
| Radiation of coldest quarter (W m−2) | |
| Annual mean moisture index | |
| Highest weekly moisture index | |
| Lowest weekly moisture index | |
| Moisture index seasonality (C of V) | |
| Mean moisture index of wettest quarter | |
| Mean moisture index of driest quarter | |
| Mean moisture index of warmest quarter | |
| Mean moisture index of coldest quarter |
Fundamental niche: variables based on climatic data at ~19 km spatial resolution. Realized Niche: variables based on MODIS data at ~1 km spatial resolution.