Table 1 Environmental factors used in this study and their respective variable names.

From: Comparing and quantifying the ecological niches of the saltmarsh grass Spartina alterniflora and major mangrove species in China

Group

Description

Variable

Land climatic

Annual mean temperature

bio01

Mean diurnal range

bio02

Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) × 100)

bio03

Max temperature of the warmest month

bio05

Mean temperature of the wettest quarter

bio08

Precipitation of the wettest month

bio13

Precipitation of the driest month

bio14

Precipitation seasonality

bio15

Precipitation of the coldest quarter

bio19

Topography & soils

Distance to coastline

Distance

Elevation

Elevation

Slope

Slope

Electrical conductivity

ECE

Sea surface temperature (SST)

Mean diurnal range of SST

sst02

Isothermality of SST

sst03

Max SST of the warmest month

sst05

Mean SST of the driest quarter

sst09