Table 1 Twenty seven variables used in predicting suitable habitats of WNV mosquito vectors in St. John’s County, Fl

Alt

Elevation in meters

WorldClim^c

Not included

Aspect

Aspect ratio

Generated^d

Not included

Bio1

Annual Mean Temperature

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio10

Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio11

Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter

WorldClim^c

16.6^a

Bio12

Annual Precipitation

WorldClim^c

14.1^a

Bio13

Precipitation of Wettest Month

WorldClim^c

13.6^a

Bio14

Precipitation of Driest Month

WorldClim^c

1.9^a

Bio15

Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation)

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio16

Precipitation of Wettest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio17

Precipitation of Driest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio18

Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio19

Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio2

Mean Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp - min temp))

WorldClim^c

1.5^b

Bio3

Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) (* 100)

WorldClim^c

13.5^a

Bio4

Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation *100)

WorldClim^c

2.4^a

Bio5

Max Temperature of Warmest Month

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio6

Min Temperature of Coldest Month

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio7

Temperature Annual Range (BIO5-BIO6)

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio8

Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Bio9

Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter

WorldClim^c

Not included

Curvature

Curvature

Generated^d

Not included

Hill shade

Hill shade

Generated^d

12.4^a

LAI

Leaf Area Index

MODIS^e

98.5^b

Slope

Slope

Generated^d

Not included

Surface water

Lakes/ponds/streams

USGS^f

Not included

Urbanization

Human population settlements

USGS^f

25.5^a