Table 1 List of predictor variables used to model the distribution of D. Plexippus.

From: Impact of climate change on the habitat range of monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

Variable

short name

Variable

long name

Units

Alt

Altitude

m

Bio1

Annual Mean Temperature

°C

Bio2

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

°C

Bio3

Isothermality (P2/P7) (* 100)

--

Bio4

Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation *100)

--

Bio5

Max Temperature of Warmest Month

°C

Bio6

Min Temperature of Coldest Month

°C

Bio7

Temperature Annual Range (P5-P6)

°C

Bio8

Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter

°C

Bio9

Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter

°C

Bio10

Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter

°C

Bio11

Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter

°C

Bio12

Annual Precipitation

mm

Bio13

Precipitation of Wettest Month

mm

Bio14

Precipitation of Driest Month

mm

Bio15

Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation)

--

Bio16

Precipitation of Wettest Quarter

mm

Bio17

Precipitation of Driest Quarter

mm

Bio18

Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

mm

Bio19

Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

mm

Land cover

Land cover

m2