Table 1.
Environmental variables selected in the vulnerability models.
| Category | Variable | Temporal resolution |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | Above ground biomass (Biomass) | Yearly |
| Tree density | Static | |
| Tree age | Static | |
| Leaf Area Index (LAI) | Yearly | |
| Tree height | Static | |
| Climate | Fire Weather Index (FWI) | Yearly |
| Moisture Index (MI) | Yearly | |
| Cumulated precipitation (Pcum) | Yearly | |
| Cumulated snow (Snow) | Yearly | |
| Short-term average anomaly in cumulated precipitation (avg aPcum) | Yearly | |
| Maximum temperature (Tmax) | Yearly | |
| Long-term average temperature (long-term Tavg) | Static | |
| Short-term average anomaly in average temperature (avg aTavg) | Yearly | |
| Maximum wind speed (wind speed) | Yearly | |
| Short-term anomaly in standardized precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (avg SPEI) | Yearly | |
| Landscape | Slope | Static |
| Elevation | Static | |
| Homogeneity | Static | |
| Coefficient of variation (CV) | Static |
Forest, climate and landscape features utilized to characterize the response functions of vulnerability to natural disturbances (see “Methods”). Abbreviations used in text and figures are in parentheses. Details on spatial and temporal aggregation and data sources are listed in Supplementary Methods 1.