Table 2 Environmental predictors selected and eliminated in model building after correlation analysis. Eliminated predictors are highly correlated variables (Pearson’s |r| > 0.8)
Selected predictors (code) (units) | Eliminated predictors (code) (units) |
|---|---|
Slope (degree) | DEM (m) |
Aspect (degree) | Isothermality (Bio2/Bio7) (Bio3) (× 100) |
Annual mean temperature (Bio1) (°C) | Max temperature of warmest month (Bio5) (°C) |
Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp-min temp)) (Bio2) (°C) | Min temperature of coldest month (Bio6) (°C) |
Temperature seasonality (Bio4) (standard deviation × 100) | Temperature annual range (Bio5-Bio6) (Bio7) (°C) |
Annual precipitation (Bio12) (mm) | Mean temperature of wettest quarter (Bio8) (°C) |
Precipitation of driest month (Bio14) (mm) | Mean temperature of driest quarter (Bio9) (°C) |
Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) (Bio15) (mm) | Mean temperature of warmest quarter (Bio10) (°C) |
Soil pH (parts Hydrogen) | Mean temperature of coldest quarter (Bio11) (°C) |
Soil carbon (kg-C/m2 to 1 m depth) | Precipitation of wettest month (Bio13) (mm) |
| Â | Precipitation of wettest quarter (Bio16) (mm) |
| Â | Precipitation of driest quarter (Bio17) (mm) |
| Â | Precipitation of warmest quarter (Bio18) (mm) |
| Â | Precipitation of coldest quarter (Bio19) (mm) |
| Â | Soil moisture (mm) |