Topographic models for predicting malaria vector breeding habitats: potential tools for vector control managers

Parasites & Vectors

Table 4 Pearson correlation coefficients between topographic variables extracted from ASTER DEM

	Elevation	Slope	CosAspect	Plan	Profile	CI	TWI	TPI₅₀₀
				curvature	curvature
Elevation
Slope	0.650 ***
CosAspect	0.103 ***	0.129 **
Plan curvature	0.168 ***	0.161 ***	−0.031 *
Profile curvature	0.198 ***	−0.017	−0.022	0.393 *
CI	0.147 ***	0.083 ***	0.001	0.655 ***	0.388 ***
TWI	−0.461 ***	−0.544 ***	−0.135 ***	−0.330 ***	−0.201 ***	−0.472 ***
TPI₅₀₀	0.548 ***	0.398 ***	0.046 ***	0.410 ***	0.426 ***	0.412 ***	−0.575 ***
TPI₂₀₀₀	0.696 ***	0.556 ***	0.103 ***	0.214 ***	0.249 ***	0.192 ***	−0.485 ***	0.743 ***

Asterisks indicate level of statistical significance (*, P < 0.05; ** P <0.01; ***, P < 0.001).

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