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Table 2 Environmental variables selected for the analysis and variance

From: Anopheles species associations in Southeast Asia: indicator species and environmental influences

Variable description

Code

Contribution

Spatial factor: spatial coordinates

  

longitude * latitude

XY

13%**

CT Abiotic factors: meteorology and topography

  

Precipitation of Driest Month

MINRAIN

5%**

Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation)

SEASONRAIN

5%**

Lowest number of rainy days in a month

CMINRD0

7%**

Highest number of rainy days per month

CMAXRD0

10%**

Mean number of rainy days per month

CMEANRD0

5%**

Number of months with less 5 rainy days

CNBML5DAY

11%**

Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter

BIO_9

12%**

Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

RAINWARMQ

5%**

Number of months with mean temp<20°C

CNBMLESS20

6%**

Minimum temperature of the warmest month

MAXMINT

7%**

Maximum temperature of the coldest month

MINMAXT

9%**

Minimum temperature of the coldest month

MINMINT

14%**

Annual Mean Temperature

MEMET

10%**

Mean Diurnal Temperature Range

DAYRANGET

12%**

Temperature Annual Range (bio5-bio6)

BIO_7

14%**

Elevation above sea level (m)

ALT

10%**

Compound topographic index*100

CTI2

11%**

Slope*100

SLOPE3

6%**

ND Biotic factors

  

Mean value in buffer 3 km for annual NDWI from 2003 to 2005

men3WIAN

18%**

Mean value in buffer 3 km for annual NDVI from 2003 to 2005

men3VIAN

16%**

Range of value in buffer 3 km for annual NDVI from 2003 to 2005

ra3VIAN

5%**

Range of value in buffer 3 km for annual NDWI from 2003 to 2005

ra3WIAN

5%**

Mean value in buffer 3 km for maximum NDVI from 2003 to 2005

men3VIMAX

14%**

Minimum value in buffer 3 km for maximum NDVI from 2003 to 2005

min3VIMAX

17%**

Mean value in buffer 3 km for range NDVI from 2003 to 2005

men3VIRA

9%**

Minimum value in buffer 3 km for annual NDVI from 2003 to 2005

min3VIAN

17%**

Minimum value in buffer 3 km for annual NDWI from 2003 to 2005

min3WIAN

18%**

Maximum value in buffer 3 km for annual NDVI from 2003 to 2005

max3VIAN

13%**

Maximum value in buffer 3 km for annual NDWI from 2003 to 2005

max3WIAN

16%**

GC Land cover

  

1 Forest (40,50,60,70,80,100,110,30) percentage area 3 km buffer (PCA)

GFPCA1

10%**

1 Forested areas (40,50,60,70) (PCA)

FOREST

6%**

40 Closed/ open broadleaved/ evergreen/ deciduous forest (100) (PCA)

GDPCA40

6%**

30 Mosaic veg. (grassland/ shrub/ forest) (60%)/ cropland (35%) (PCA)

MOSAIC

5%**

130 Closed/ open (broadleaved/ evergreen/ deciduous) shrub (PCA)

SHRUB

8%**

5 Irrigated or shrimp farms (11) (PCA)

SHRIMP

12%**

No. of Patches (NUMP) 1 forest (40,50,60,70,80,100,110,30)

PATCHFOR

7%**

No. of Patches (NUMP) 1 forest (40,50,60,70)

GCNUmP1

7%**

  1. Significant environmental variables and their contribution to the explanation of variance in the species dataset when used alone.