TABLE 1.

Overall listing of variables considered in the study (* variable with VIF>5 and removed because of multicollinearity)

Variable	Description	Source
Human population size	Number of resident human population at district level	Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) https://www.ine.es/
% of crops area	The category includes herbaceous crops different from rice	SIOSE (Sistema de Información sobre Ocupación del Suelo de España) downloaded from Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) https://www.ign.es/web/ign/portal
% of unproductive area	The category includes rocky outcrops, nude soil, ground without construction
% of orchards and other farming area	The category includes citrus fruit plants, non‐citrus fruit plants, olive grove, vineyard and other woody plants.
% of pasture area*	The category includes pasture
% of urban area	The category includes buildings (as continuous urban areas), and buildings mixed with parks, pedestrian and urban green areas (as discontinuous urban areas)
% of water surface area	The category includes water courses and artificial water surfaces
% of wood area	The category includes coniferous trees and leafy trees
% of shrubs and small bush areas	The category includes scrubs and small brushes