Table 3.
Variables used in SDMs and difference in variable importance for the CW, NZ and SZ. The highest variable importance value for each model is highlighted with bold and underlined numbers
| Variables | GBM CW | RF CW | GBM NZ | RF NZ | GBM SZ | RF SZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bio17 | – | – | – | – | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| bio12 | 0.43 | 0.31 | 0.63 | 0.36 | – | – |
| NTL | 0.10 | 0.14 | < 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.13 |
| Population | – | – | – | – | 0.25 | 0.13 |
| Slope | – | – | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.10 |
| DEM | 0.21 | 0.17 | – | – | – | – |
| Proximity to Waterbodies | 0.10 | 0.19 | – | – | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| Improved Housing | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.16 | – | – |
| Mean Day Land Surface Temperature | – | – | – | – | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| Minimum Day Land Surface Temperature | – | – | 0.11 | 0.13 | – | – |
| Maximum Night Land Surface Temperature | 0.06 | 0.06 | – | – | – | – |