TABLE 1.

Definitions of the symbols used in the stochastic metacommunity model for assisted migration, including biotic, environmental, and management parameters

Parameter	Symbol	Value	Units
Total species	$S$	32	Species
Dispersal distance of species $i$	${\gamma }_i$	Lognormal, mean = 2.5, SD = 2.5	Patches
Thermal optimum of species $i$	$z_i$	Uniform, 9.78–30.22	°C
Thermal tolerance breadth of species $i$	${\sigma }_i$	Lognormal, mean = 5, SD = 5	°C
Reproductive strength of species $i$	$r_i$	Derived from ${\sigma }_i$	–
Skewness constant	$\lambda$	−2.7	–
Fraction of population relocated	$\rho$	0, 0.05, 0.1, …, 1	–
Assisted migration survival probability	$\mu$	0.8	–
Low population threshold	$\eta$	42	Individuals
Cooldown time between relocations	$\alpha$	5	Years
Relocation adjustment (relative to optimum)	$\beta$	10	Patches
Total patches	$L$	512	Patches
Patch carrying capacity	$K$	30	Individuals
Mean annual temperature change	$\tau$	0.04	°C/year
Annual temporal autocorrelation	$\kappa$	0.767	–
Annual temporal standard deviation	$\psi$	low = 0.1639, high = 0.6556	°C
Initial total population size of species $i$	$N_i(0)$	–	Individuals
Difference in thermal optimum with species $i$	$z_{\mathrm{diff},i}$	–	°C
Inverse Simpson's index of region $W$	$D_W$	–	–
Measured temperature change	$c_T$	–	°C
Measured SD in temperature	$s_T$	–	°C
Deviation in thermal optimum estimate	$z_{\mathrm{est},\mathrm{dev}}$	–	°C