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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]