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. 2017 Dec 14;12(12):e0189636. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189636

Table 1. Variables used to predict spatial location of forest loss within Dinamica EGO land cover simulations.

Variable Units Minimum Bin Size Source
Distance to Development Meters 100 m Olofsson et al. 2016
Distance to Urban Areas (*included cities within 100km buffer to study area boundary). Meters 10,000 m U.S. Department of the Census 1990, 2010.
Distance to Roads/Highways Meters 100 m U.S. Department of the Census 1990, 2010.
Slope Degrees United States Geological Service 2016
Land Owner Type Categorical NA Sewall GIS Services 2015
http://www.sewall.com/services/geospatial/gis.php
Wetlands Categorical NA U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2016, Federal Emergency Management Agency 2016, United States Geological Service 2016.
Population Density People/Square Kilometer 25 ppl / sq. km. U.S. Department of the Census 1990, 2010.