Ecological niche modelling of a critically endangered species Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari using bioclimatic and non-bioclimatic variables

Ecological Processes

Table 2 Percentage contribution (or variable importance percentage) calculated using four climate time frames

Climatic variables	VIP of different variables with four climatic time frames
Climatic variables	Current	2050	2070	2090
AMT	2.9	5.6	1.5	×
MeDR	3.8	2.5	1.1	×
Iso	3.6	2.5	2.2	14.4
TempS	2.6	4.8	1.5	×
MaTWaM	13.8	5.6	2.6	×
MiTCM	3.5	×	×	7.9
TAR	0.3	×	×	3.4
MeTWeQ	×	×	×	17.6
MeTDQ	×	×	×	1.7
MeTWaQ	×	×	×	12.9
MeTCQ	×	×	×	×
AnPr	×	×	1.6	×
PrWeM	×	×	14.2	4.3
PrDM	1.7	×	×	1.7
PrS	18.1	55.1	14.7	3.8
PrWeQ	×	3.2	×	13.4
PrDQ	×	13.6	2.4	3.3
PrWaQ	×	7.3	11.3	5.3
PrCQ	49.7	×	46.9	10.4

Bioclimatic variables with higher VIP values were then used as predictors alongside highly contributed non-bioclimatic variables to establish a link between species distribution and their environment
×: variables excluded due to their significant correlations with other variables