Table 1 Environmental variables used in this study
Serial no. | Variable | Description of the variable | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bio_1 | Annual mean temperature | |
2 | Bio_2 | Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp − min temp)) | |
3 | Bio_3 | Isothermality (Bio2/Bio7) (*100) | |
4 | Bio_4 | Temperature seasonality (standard deviation*100) | |
5 | Bio_5 | Max temperature of warmest month | |
6 | Bio_6 | Min temperature of coldest month | |
7 | Bio_7 | Temperature annual range (Bio5–Bio6) | |
8 | Bio_8 | Mean temperature of wettest quarter | |
9 | Bio_9 | Mean temperature of driest quarter | |
10 | Bio_10 | Mean temperature of warmest quarter | |
11 | Bio_11 | Mean temperature of coldest quarter | |
12 | Bio_12 | Annual precipitation | |
13 | Bio_13 | Precipitation of wettest month | |
14 | Bio_14 | Precipitation of driest month | |
15 | Bio_15 | Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) | |
16 | Bio_16 | Precipitation of wettest quarter | |
17 | Bio_17 | Precipitation of driest quarter | |
18 | Bio_18 | Precipitation of warmest quarter | |
19 | Bio_19 | Precipitation of coldest quarter | |
20 | Drainage | Soil drainage | |
21 | GST | General soil type | |
22 | Soil moisture | Soil moisture | |
23 | Soil reaction | Soil reaction or soil pH | |
24 | LULC | Land use/land cover | Landsat images |
25 | NDVI | Normalized difference vegetation index | |
26 | NDWI | Normalized difference water index | |
27 | TWI | Topographic wetness index | |
28 | LST | Land surface temperature | |
29 | Dem | Elevation | ASTER GDEM |