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Table 1 Definitions of the landscape feature categories and terms, and their corresponding variables and abbreviations

From: Where to deliver baits for deworming urban red foxes for Echinococcus multilocularis control: new protocol for micro-habitat modeling of fox denning requirements

Category of landscape feature

Definition of term

Abbreviation of modeling variable

Abbreviation of linear distance variable

Wide road*

Paved roads (≥5.5 m width) and railways.

WROAD

L-wroad

Narrow road*

Paved roads (<5.5 m width) and unpaved roads.

NROAD

L-nroad

Water place*

Rivers, streams, and drains.

WATER

L-water

Riverbed*

Vegetated or dried areas along rivers.

RIVER

L-river

Occupied building**

Buildings that are always occupied by human activity, i.e. dwelling houses, outlets, and schoolhouses.

OCPBL

L-ocpbl

Vacant building**

Buildings that are not always occupied by human activity, i.e. barns, garden sheds, and garages.

VCTBL

L-vctbl

Farmland***

Meadowlands and croplands.

FARM

L-farm

Green covered area***

Green covered areas except for riverbeds and farmlands, i.e. urban parks and urban green spaces.

GREEN

L-green

Blank space***

Remaining areas that do not have any roads, rivers, water, buildings, or vegetation.

BLANK

L-blank

  1. *Based on definition of numerical information maps.
  2. **Based on definition of numerical information maps and house maps.
  3. ***Extracted from aerial photographs.