TABLE 2.
Initial variables used in VIF test stepwise elimination process to be further used in Maxent modeling. Table represents sources of data used in the study, category, and unit of those variables
| Source | Category | Variable | Unit | Web sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Topographic | Elevation | m | https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ |
| Aspect | Degree | |||
| Slope | Degree | |||
| GEOFABRIK | Distance to water | m | https://www.geofabrik.de/data/shapefiles.html | |
| Landsat | Vegetation‐related | Mean EVI, Min EVI, Max EVI | Dimensionless | (https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/) |
| GFC | Forest | Dimensionless |
Global Forest Change (GFC) Web site Hansen et al. (2013) |
|
| GEOFABRIK | Anthropogenic | Distance to settlement | m | https://www.geofabrik.de/data/shapefiles.html |
| Distance to motor road | m | |||
| Distance to path | m | |||
| Distance to building | m | |||
| HUMDATA | Population density | Dimensionless | https://data.humdata.org/ | |
| ICIMOD | Land use/land cover | m |
Uddin et al. (2015) |