Table 1 Environment variables used in Biomod2 model for A. bunge.

From: Predicting high-quality ecologically suitable areas of Astragalus mongholicus Bunge based on secondary metabolites content using Biomod2 model

Category

Variable (Unit)

Description

Variables used in modeling

Climate

Bio1 (°C)

Annual mean air temperature

 
 

Bio2 (°C)

Mean diurnal temperature range (max. temp – min. temp)

 

Bio3

Isothermality (Bio2/Bio7) × 100

 

Bio4 (°C)

Temperature seasonality

 
 

Bio5 (°C)

Max temperature of warmest month

 

Bio6 (°C)

Min temperature of coldest month

 
 

Bio7 (℃)

Temperature annual range

 
 

Bio8 (°C)

Mean temperature of wettest quarter

 
 

Bio9 (°C)

Mean temperature of driest quarter

 

Bio10 (°C)

Mean temperature of warmest quarter

 
 

Bio11 (°C)

Mean temperature of coldest quarter

 
 

Bio12 (mm)

Annual precipitation

 

Bio13 (mm)

Precipitation of wettest month

 
 

Bio14 (mm)

Precipitation of driest month

 

Bio15 (%)

Coefficient of variation of precipitation

 

Bio16 (mm)

Precipitation of wettest quarter

 
 

Bio17 (mm)

Precipitation of the driest quarter

 
 

Bio18 (mm)

Precipitation of warmest quarter

 
 

Bio19 (mm)

Precipitation of coldest quarter

 
 

Srad (kJ m−2 d−1)

Solar radiation

 

Vapr (hPa)

Vapour pressure

 
 

Wind (m s−1)

Wind speed

 
 

AI

Annual average dryness index

 
 

PET (mm/day)

Annual average reference crop evapotranspiration

 

Soil variables(T represents topsoil (0 to − 30 cm),

S represents subsoil (30–100 cm)

T_CLAY

Topsoil Clay Fraction

 

T_SAND

Topsoil Sand Fraction

 

T_BS

Topsoil Basic Saturation

 
 

T_CACO3

Topsoil Carbonate content

 
 

T_CACO4

Topsoil Sulfate Content

 

T_CEC_CLAY

Cation Exchange Capacity of Sticky Layer Topsoil

 

T_CEC_SOIL

Topsoil Cation Exchange Capacity

 

T_ECE

Topsoil Electrical Conductivity

 

T_ESP

Topsoil Exchangeable Sodium Salt

 

T_GRAVEL

Topsoil Percentage of Crushed Stone Volume

 

T_OC

Topsoil Organic Carbon Content

 

T_PH_H2O

Topsoil pH

 

T_REF_BULK

Topsoil Bulk Density

 
 

T_SILT

Topsoil Silt Content

 
 

T_USDA_TEX

Topsoil Texture Classification

 

S_CLAY

Subsoil Clay Fraction (30–100 cm)

 

S_SAND

Subsoil Sand Fraction (30–100 cm)

 
 

S_BS

Subsoil Basic Saturation

 

S_CACO3

Subsoil Carbonate content

 
 

S_CACO4

Subsoil Sulfate Content

 
 

S_CEC_CLAY

Cation Exchange Capacity of Sticky Layer Subsoil

 

S_CEC_SOIL

Subsoil Cation Exchange Capacity

 

S_ECE

Subsoil Electrical Conductivity

 
 

S_ESP

Subsoil Exchangeable Sodium Salt

 
 

S_GRAVEL

Subsoil Percentage of Crushed Stone Volume

 

S_OC

Subsoil Organic Carbon Content

 

S_PH_H2O

Subsoil pH

 
 

S_REF_BULK

Subsoil Bulk Density

 
 

S_SILT

Subsoil Silt Content

 
 

S_USDA_TEX

Subsoil Texture Classification

 

Sq1

Nutrient availability

 

Sq2

Nutrient retention capacity

 

Sq3

Rooting conditions

 

Sq4

Oxygen availability to roots

 

Sq5

Excess salts

 

Sq6

Toxicity

 

Sq7

Workability (constraining field management)

 

Topography

Asp(degrees)

Aspect

 

Ele(m)

Elevation above sea level

 

Slop(%)

Slope

Human activity

Hf

Human Footprint

  1. “√” represents environment variables that are used during model execution.