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. 2019 Mar 21;7:e6617. doi: 10.7717/peerj.6617

Table 3. Variables feeding the deforestation model.

No Variable type Name Unit Acronym
1 Density Density of main roads m2/Km2 Denmr
2 Density of secondary roads m2/Km2 Densr
3 Density of main streams m2/Km2 Denms
4 Density of secondary streams m2/Km2 Denss
5 Density of rural settlements m2/Km2 Denrs
6 Proximity Distance to sawmills m Diss
7 Distance to water bodies m Diswb
8 Distance to main roads m Dismr
9 Distance to secondary roads m Dissr
10 Distance to main streams m Disms
11 Distance to secondary streams m Disss
12 Distance to rural settlements m Disrs
13 Distance to urban settlements m Disus
14 Distance to mines m Dism
15 Distance to areas without apparent vegetation m Disawav
17 Topographic Altitude m Alt
18 Slope Slop
19 Topographic position index Dimensionless TPI