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Table 1 List of variables used in the model

From: Threatened species richness along a Himalayan elevational gradient: quantifying the influences of human population density, range size, and geometric constraints

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Variables

Descriptions

1

Species richness

Number of threatened species found in each elevational band

2

Null model

Species richness predicted for each elevational band from the mid-domain effect null model

3

Elevation

Elevation band along an altitudinal gradient (100–4900 m asl)

4

Range size

The difference between lower and upper distributional limits of a species in an altitudinal gradient

5

Population density

Human population density estimated for each elevational band