Table 1 Potential predictors for Kashmir musk deer distribution.

From: Projected distribution and climate refugia of endangered Kashmir musk deer Moschus cupreus in greater Himalaya, South Asia

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Potential covariates

Data format

Source

1

wc.bio1

Annual Mean Temperature

WorldClim 2.0

2

wc.bio2

Mean Diurnal Range

WorldClim 2.0

3

wc.bio3

Isothermally

WorldClim 2.0

4

wc.bio4

Temperature Seasonality

WorldClim 2.0

5

wc.bio5

Max Temperature of Warmest Month

WorldClim 2.0

6

wc.bio6

Min Temperature of Coldest Month

WorldClim 2.0

7

wc.bio7

Temperature Annual Range

WorldClim 2.0

8

wc.bio8

Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

9

wc.bio9

Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

10

wc.bio10

Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

11

wc.bio11

Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

12

wc.bio12

Annual precipitation

WorldClim 2.0

13

wc.bio13

Precipitation of Wettest Month

WorldClim 2.0

14

wc.bio14

Precipitation of Dries Month

WorldClim 2.0

15

wc.bio15

Precipitation Seasonality

WorldClim 2.0

16

wc.bio16

Precipitation of Wettest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

17

wc.bio17

Precipitation of Driest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

18

wc.bio18

Precipitation of Warmest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

19

wc.bio19

Precipitation of Coldest Quarter

WorldClim 2.0

20

srad

Solar radiation

WorldClim 2.0

21

vapr

Water vapor

WorldClim 2.0

22

snowcover

Snow cover

WorldClim 2.0

  1. We initially incorporated 26 covariates in species distribution model. Four of these, i.e., land cover, aspect, altitude, distance to water bodies were dropped from further analyses because of their static nature. The final model analyses included the 22 covariates listed below.