Table 1. Environmental variables used for modeling.
| Source | Category | Variable | Abbreviation | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Topographic | Elevation | elevation | m |
| Aspect | aspect | Degree | ||
| Slope | slope | Degree | ||
| GEOFABRIK | Distance to water | dist_water | m | |
| MODIS | Vegetation-related | Mean EVI | evimean | Dimensionless |
| Maximum EVI | evimax | Dimensionless | ||
| Minimum EVI | evimin | Dimensionless | ||
| Standard deviation of EVI | evisd | Dimensionless | ||
| GFC | Forest | forest | Dimensionless | |
| GEOFABRIK | Anthropogenic | Distance to livestock shelter | dist_goth | m |
| Distance to motor road | dist_motor | m | ||
| Distance to path | dist_path | m | ||
| ICIMOD | Land use/land cover | landcover | m |