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Table 4 Bioclimatic variables used in the model and the relative contributions of 19 bioclimatic variables to the Maxent model for C. chinensis

From: Predicting the potential distribution of the parasitic Cuscuta chinensis under global warming

Variables

Description

Percent contribution

BIO1

Annual mean temperature

8.6

BIO2

Mean diurnal range (Mean of monthly (max temp − min temp))

1.8

BIO3

Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) (* 100)

6.4

BIO4

Temperature seasonality (standard deviation * 100)

13.1

BIO5

Max temperature of warmest month

1.4

BIO6

Min temperature of coldest month

1.8

BIO7

Temperature annual range (BIO5–BIO6)

1.3

BIO8

Mean temperature of wettest quarter

1.1

BIO9

Mean temperature of driest quarter

3.9

BIO10

Mean temperature of warmest quarter

2

BIO11

Mean temperature of coldest quarter

3.6

BIO12

Annual precipitation

1.6

BIO13

Precipitation of wettest month

8

BIO14

Precipitation of driest month

1.2

BIO15

Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation)

13.4

BIO16

Precipitation of wettest quarter

1.3

BIO17

Precipitation of driest quarter

1.2

BIO18

Precipitation of warmest quarter

24.1

BIO19

Precipitation of coldest quarter

4.2