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. 2019 Dec 23;14(12):e0226224. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226224

Table 4. Mean values for variables groups in landscape and commodities macro levels using deforestation (DEF) and reforestation (REF) datasets.

Macro level Variable group Prefix Variables and units DEF REF Data source
Landscape Biophysical B_alt Altitude (m.a.s.l.) 656 716 [88]
B_fer Soil fertility (% organic matter) 1–2 1–2
B_rfl Annual rainfall (mm) 3588 3658
Land cover C_bsl Bare soil (% frequency) 31 25 [70]
C_pas Pasture (% frequency) 73 53
C_sze Mean patch size (ha) 6.5 4.9
C_fra Fractal dimension index (unitless) 1.07 0.79
Commodities Agriculture A_plm Accessibility to oil palm extraction facilities (h)1 1–3 1–3 [83]
A_cao Accessibility to coffee and cacao collection centers (h) 1 0.5–1 0.5–1
A_fru Accessibility to fruit collection centers (h) 1 1–3 1–3
A_mlk Accessibility to milk product collection centers (h) 1 1–3 1–3
Infrastructure I_oil Distance to oil wells (perforated between 2000 and 2010) (m) 1 250 299 [88,89]
I_min Distance to mining blocks (assigned between 2000 and 2010) (m) 1 109 95
I_ngt Stable nightlights trend 2000–2010 (slope) –0.27 –0.27

1 These variables were normalized (0–1) and inverted (i.e., maximum distance and travel time were assigned values near zero, contrary values near one) during GWR modelling to facilitate interpretation but were transformed to their original units for reporting.