Table 2.
The set of 40 predictor variables used in the multi-scale habitat modelling of tiger and leopard. First and second columns represent the type and the name of the variables, and third and fourth columns represent scale at which each predictor best explained the occurrence of tiger and leopard respectively.
| Variable Type | Variable | Best scale (tiger) | Best scale (leopard) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topographic | Elevation | 24,500 | 24,500 |
| Slope | 17,500 | 14,000 | |
| Aspect | 3,500 | 28,000 | |
| Terrain roughness | 24,500 | 17,500 | |
| River density | 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 | 1,000, 2,000, 3,000 | |
| Climatic | Bio1 | 28,000 | 24,500 |
| Bio2 | 28,000 | 24,500 | |
| Bio3 | 17,500 | 24,500 | |
| Bio4 | 7,000 | 21,000 | |
| Bio5 | 21,000 | 7,000 | |
| Bio6 | 21,000 | 14,000 | |
| Bio7 | 21,000 | 7,000 | |
| Bio8 | 28,000 | 24,500 | |
| Bio9 | 28,000 | 24,500 | |
| Bio10 | 28,000 | 28,000 | |
| Bio11 | 14,000 | 21,000 | |
| Bio12 | 7,000 | 24,500 | |
| Bio13 | 7,000 | 3,500 | |
| Bio14 | 14,000 | 10,500 | |
| Bio15 | 28,000 | 28,000 | |
| Bio16 | 7,000 | 28,000 | |
| Bio17 | 28,000 | 28,000 | |
| Bio18 | 24,500 | 7,000 | |
| Bio19 | 17,500 | 17,500 | |
| Actual evapotranspiration (summer) | 10,500 | NA | |
| Actual evapotranspiration (monsoon) | 17,500 | NA | |
| Actual evapotranspiration (winter) | NA | NA | |
| Landscape composition | Sal dominated | 28,000 | 21,000 |
| Sal mix | 28,000 | 21,000 | |
| Dry deciduous | 24,500 | 28,000 | |
| Moist deciduous | 28,000 | 14,000 | |
| Degraded | 3,500 | 24,500 | |
| Scrub | 28,000 | 21,000 | |
| Vegetation cover | NDVI (summer) | 7,000 | 14,000 |
| NDVI (winter) | 21,000 | 17,500 | |
| NDVI (monsoon) | 28,000 | 10,500 | |
| Human influenced | Human settlements | 7,000 | 28,000 |
| Human population density | 3,500 | 21,000 | |
| Road density | 1,000, 3,000, 4,000 | 1,000, 3,000, 4,000 | |
| Farmlands (croplands) | 7,000 | 10,500 |
Predictor variables are classified in five groups (Topographic, climatic, landscape composition, vegetation and human influenced). Road and river density were calculated at four different spatial scales (1, 2, 3, 4 km). Actual evapotranspiration were not used in the models of leopard and in case of tiger, actual evapotranspiration in winter season was not used.