Table 1 Observable characteristics of the subgroups by contract renewal status.

From: Sustained participation in a Payments for Ecosystem Services program reduces deforestation in a Mexican agricultural frontier

 

Renewed

(N = 28,838 pixels)

Non-renewed

(N = 20,611 pixels)

Elevation (m)

 Mean

295.00

271.86

 SD

161.59

153.89

 Range

111.41–899.19

114.16–913.99

Slope (°)

 Mean

11.85

10.47

 SD

8.88

7.88

 Range

1.48–59.23

1.59–59.50

Forest cover in 2007

 Mean

0.94

0.85

 SD

0.17

0.26

 Range

0.00–1.00

0.00–1.00

Distance to inland water (m) (*)

 Mean

2670.37

3004.70

 SD

1836.63

2317.98

 Range

12.24–10,513.43

9.65–10,393.24

Distance to roads (m)

 Mean

1655.84

1625.91

 SD

1251.62

1272.94

 Range

21.07–6310.31

14.03–6554.33

Distance to main city of the municipality (*)

 Mean

15,243.17

17,542.41

 SD

8219.64

11,277.21

 Range

677.40–37,534.88

267.53–40,992.30

Distance to protected area (m) (*)

 Mean

7490.04

13,648.94

 SD

7576.73

12,246.90

 Range

0.00–37,409.02

0.00–40,841.45

Lights at night (2014) (lux)

 Mean

4.29

4.67

 SD

2.76

2.77

 Range

0.00–8.00

0.00–8.00

Demographic growth (ejido level)

 Mean

0.12

0.21

 SD

0.24

0.25

 Range

− 0.33 to 1.00

− 0.33 to 1.00

  1. SD = Standard Deviation. An asterisk (*) identifies the variables for which the values are statistically different between the two groups at the 10% threshold (t-test).