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Table 2 Variables used for present (2018) distribution of the Bont tick

From: Climate change diminishes the potential habitat of the bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum): evidence from Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe

Code

Variable

Variance inflation factor

B102

Mean diurnal range

5.47

BIO3

Isothermality

6.00

BIO5

Maximum temperature of warmest month

7.40

BIO13

Precipitation of wettest month

3.79

BIO14

Precipitation of driest month

2.10

BIO15

Precipitation seasonality

8.65

BIO18

Precipitation of warmest quarter

1.46

BIO19

Precipitation of coldest quarter

5.30

DEM

Digital elevation model

1.07

LandC

Land cover

1.05

  1. Only variables with variance inflation factor (VIF) < 10 were used in the modelling