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Table 4 Environmental coverages used for GARP models

From: Ecological Niche Modelling of the Bacillus anthracis A1.a sub-lineage in Kazakhstan

Environmental Variable (unit)

Name

Source

Elevation (m)

Altitude

WorldClim*

Annual Temperature Range (°C)

BIO7

WorldClim

Annual Mean Temperature (°C)

BIO1

WorldClim

Precipitation of Driest Month (mm)

BIO14

WorldClim

Precipitation of Wettest Month (mm)

BIO13

WorldClim

Annual Precipitation (mm)

BIO12

WorldClim

NDVI Amplitude (no units)

wd1014 a1

TALA†

Mean NDVI (no units)

wd1014 a0

TALA

Soil pH (-log(H+))

 

HWSD‡

Topsoil Calcium (% weight)

 

HWSD

Topsoil Organic Content (% weight)

 

HWSD

Subsoil Base Saturation (%)

 

HWSD

  1. *http://www.worldclim.org[46]
  2. † Trypanosomiasis and Land Use in Africa (TALA) research group [47]
  3. ‡Harmonized World Soil Database [45]