Table 3 Stream environmental predictors. Overview of all 47 environmental predictors used in the models.
Variable type | Variable name | Variable description | Variable Alias |
|---|---|---|---|
elevation | dem | Average elevation | dem_avg |
slope | slope | Average slope | slope_ave |
topology | ord | Stream order | lentic_lotic01 |
soil | soil01 | Soil organic carbon | soil_avg_01 |
soil02 | Soil pH in H2O | soil_avg_02 | |
soil03 | Sand content mass fraction | soil_avg_03 | |
soil04 | Silt content mass fraction | soil_avg_04 | |
soil05 | Clay content mass fraction | soil_avg_05 | |
soil06 | Coarse fragments (>2 mm fraction) volumetric | soil_avg_06 | |
soil07 | Cation exchange capacity | soil_avg_07 | |
soil08 | Bulk density of the fine earth fraction | soil_avg_08 | |
soil09 | Depth to bedrock (R horizon) up to maximum 240 cm | soil_avg_09 | |
land cover | soil10 | Probability of occurrence (0–100%) of R horizon | soil_avg_10 |
lc01 | Evergreen/deciduous needleleaf trees | lu_avg_01 | |
lc02 | Evergreen broadleaf trees | lu_avg_02 | |
lc03 | Deciduous broadleaf trees | lu_avg_03 | |
lc04 | Mixed/other trees | lu_avg_04 | |
lc05 | Shrubs | lu_avg_05 | |
lc06 | Herbaceous vegetation | lu_avg_06 | |
lc07 | Cultivated and managed vegetation | lu_avg_07 | |
lc08 | Regularly flooded shrub/herbaceous vegetation | lu_avg_08 | |
lc09 | Urban/built-up | lu_avg_09 | |
lc10 | Snow/ice | lu_avg_10 | |
lc11 | Barren lands/sparse vegetation | lu_avg_11 | |
lc12 | Open water | lu_avg_12 | |
temperature | tmin | Monthly temperature average min | |
temperature | tmax | Monthly temperature average max | |
precipitation | prec | Sum of monthly precipitation | |
hydro01 | Annual Mean Upstream Temperature | hydro_ave_01 | |
hydro02 | Mean Upstream Diurnal Range (Mean of monthly (max temp - min temp)) | hydro_ave_02 | |
hydro03 | Upstream Isothermality (hydro02 / hydro07) (* 100) | hydro_ave_03 | |
hydro04 | Upstream Temperature Seasonality (standard deviation *100) | hydro_ave_04 | |
hydro05 | Maximum Upstream Temperature of Warmest Month | hydro_ave_05 | |
hydro06 | Minimum Upstream Temperature of Coldest Month | hydro_ave_06 | |
hydro07 | Upstream Temperature Annual Range (hydro05 - hydro06) | hydro_ave_07 | |
hydro08 | Mean Upstream Temperature of Wettest Quarter | hydro_ave_08 | |
hydro09 | Mean Upstream Temperature of Driest Quarter | hydro_ave_09 | |
hydroclimate | hydro10 | Mean Upstream Temperature of Warmest Quarter | hydro_ave_10 |
hydro11 | Mean Upstream Temperature of Coldest Quarter | hydro_ave_11 | |
hydro12 | Annual Upstream Precipitation | hydro_ave_12 | |
hydro13 | Upstream Precipitation of Wettest Month | hydro_ave_13 | |
hydro14 | Upstream Precipitation of Driest Month | hydro_ave_14 | |
hydro15 | Upstream Precipitation Seasonality (Coefficient of Variation) | hydro_ave_15 | |
hydro16 | Upstream Precipitation of Wettest Quarter | hydro_ave_16 | |
hydro17 | Upstream Precipitation of Driest Quarter | hydro_ave_17 | |
hydro18 | Upstream Precipitation of Warmest Quarter | hydro_ave_18 | |
hydro19 | Upstream Precipitation of Coldest Quarter | hydro_ave_19 |