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Table 3 Characteristics of the variables used in the two modelling scales

From: Unveiling the factors shaping the distribution of widely distributed alpine vertebrates, using multi-scale ecological niche modelling of the bat Plecotus macrobullaris

Broad-scale modelling

Predictor

Predictor description

Class

Resolution

Source

ABR

Abruptness

Topographic

30 arc-sec

Generated from elevation data

ELEV

Elevation

Topographic

30 arc-sec

Wordclim SRTM

B4

Temperature seasonality

Climatic

30 arc-sec

Worldclim Bioclim 4

B8

Mean temperature of the wettest quarter

Climatic

30 arc-sec

Worldclim Bioclim 8

B10

Mean temperature of the warmest quarter

Climatic

30 arc-sec

Worldclim Bioclim 10

B12

Annual precipitation

Climatic

30 arc-sec

Worldclim Bioclim 12

B15

Precipitation seasonality

Climatic

30 arc-sec

Worldclim Bioclim 15

B17

Precipitation of the Driest Quarter

Climatic

30 arc-sec

Worldclim Bioclim 17

LAND

Land cover

Habitat

30 arc-sec

GLCNMO

Fine-scale modelling

Predictor

Description

Class

Resolution

Source

ELEV

Elevation

Topographic

100m

SRTM 90m DEM (CGIAR-CSI)

SLO

Slope

Topographic

100m

Generated from elevation data

ORI

Orientation

Topographic

100m

Generated from elevation data

DIS-ROCK

Distance to rock areas

Habitat

100m

Obtained from Corine LandCover 2006

DIS-FOREST

Distance to forest areas

Habitat

100m

Obtained from Corine LandCover 2006

DIS-URBAN

Distance to urban areas

Habitat

100m

Obtained from Corine LandCover 2006