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. 2018 Nov 5;9:4621. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-07049-5

Table 1.

Description of the variables used to predict extinction risk transitions in the random forest model

Class Variable Description and source Source
Pressure High HFP extent Proportion of species range overlapping with high human footprint values in 2009. 14
Pressure High HFP change Difference in the proportional overlap between species range and high HFP during 1993–2009. 14
Pressure Human population density Density of human population in year 2000. 46
Pressure Human population growth Human population growth, proportional increase in human population between 1990 and 2000. 47
Pressure Travel time to cities Accessibility from major cities, measured as travel time. 48
Life history Taxonomic order Species taxonomic orders. 35
Life history Gestation length Gestation length, a proxy of species reproductive output. 49, 50
Life history Weaning age Weaning age, a proxy of species reproductive timing. as above
Life history Body mass A generic proxy of species life history and energetic requirements 4951
Life history Diet Dietary category: carnivore ( > 90% animal matter ingested), omnivore (10–90%), herbivore ( < 10%). 52
Life history Habitat class Species preferences of macro-habitat categories: aquatic, artificial, caves, desert, forest, grassland, rocky areas, savanna, shrubland, generalists (two or more of the previous categories). 35, 53
Environment NDVI Normalized difference vegetation index, proxy of primary productivity, registered from year 2013. 54
Environment Tree cover Percentage tree cover values registered in year 2000. 55
Environment Habitat prevalence Proportion of suitable habitat within species range. 53

Variables are aggregated into three main classes (human pressure, life-history, environmental characteristics)