Table 2.

Uncorrelated predictors based on the results of the correlation matrix. Total number of analyzed predictors in brackets. Legend and acronyms as of Table S1.

	N Uncorrelated Variable	Name
Bioclimatic	10 (out of 19)	Bio1, Bio2, Bio9, Bio11, Bio13, Bio14, Bio15, Bio18
Vegetation	17 (out of 32)	NDVI rate of change max, NDVI rate of change min, NDVI rate of change med, NDVI rate of change SD, NDVI rate of change between: June and May, Sept and Aug, Nov and Oct NDVI 03, NDVI 04, NDVI 07, NDVI 10, NDVI 11, NDVI 12, NDVI min, NDVI max, NDVI mean, NDVI SD
Topography	2 (out of 2)	Elevation and slope
Livestock density	1 (out of 4)	LTU
Soil and landform		All categories
GlobCover		All categories