Table 1 Summary of the environmental variables used.
From: The potential distribution of Bacillus anthracis suitability across Uganda using INLA
Variable name | Units | Spatial resolution | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BIO1 = Annual Mean Temperature, | °C | 30 arc-s | WorldClim database version 2 (https://www.worldclim.org/data/worldclim21.html) (36) | The average for 1970–2000 |
BIO2 = Mean Diurnal Range, | ||||
BIO3 = Isothermality, | ||||
BIO4 = Temperature Seasonality | ||||
BIO5 = Max Temperature of Warmest Month | ||||
BIO6 = Min Temperature of Coldest Month | ||||
BIO7 = Temperature Annual Range | ||||
BIO8 = Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter | ||||
BIO9 = Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter | ||||
BIO10 = Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter | ||||
BIO11 = Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter | ||||
BIO12 = Annual Precipitation | ml | |||
BIO13 = Precipitation of Wettest Month | ||||
BIO14 = Precipitation of Driest Month | ||||
BIO15 = Precipitation Seasonality | ||||
BIO16 = Precipitation of Wettest Quarter | ||||
BIO17 = Precipitation of Driest Quarter | ||||
BIO18 = Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | ||||
BIO19 = Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | ||||
Elevation (m) | m | 1 km | Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data (GMTED2010) dataset available from the United States Geological Service | 2010 |
Distance to permanent water bodies (km) | km | 1 km | Derived from a global hydrology map provided by ArcGIS online version 10.6.1 | 2019 |
Mean Enhanced Vegetation index (EVI) | Units | 1 km | The Aqua Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Vegetation Indices (MYD13A3 v.6) (https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/myd13a3v006/) | Average of 36 tiles from the years 2004, 2005, and 2010 |
Soil exchangeable calcium (depth of 0–20 cm) | cmolc/kg | 250 m | International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) data hub (https://data.isric.org/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/home) | |
Soil water availability | v% | |||
Soil pH (× 10) in H2O (depth of 0 cm) | Units (1–14) | |||
Soil organic carbon (depth of 0–5 cm) | Dg/kg |
