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Table 7 Five environmental variables and their contribution and importance to the Present (1970–2000) niche model

From: Population connectivity and size reductions in the Anthropocene: the consequence of landscapes and historical bottlenecks in white forsythia fragmented habitats

Variable

Variable name (and unit)

Percent contribution

Permutation importance

bio14

precipitation amount of the driest month (mm)

66

63.6

bio5

maximum temperature of the warmest month (°C)

15.7

16.2

bio15

precipitation seasonality (mm)

14.6

6.6

bio4

temperature seasonality (°C, SD × 100)

2.5

9.9

bio16

precipitation of the wettest quarter (mm)

1.3

3.7