Table 1 List of features involved in the current analysis

1

Litter

Thickness of litter layer (Gassner et al. [15])

H

2

Moss

Coverage on a 1–10 scale of the moss layer

H

3

Herb

Coverage on a 1–10 scale of the herb layer

H

4

Brush

Coverage on a 1–10 scale of the brush layer

H

5

Tree

Coverage on a 1–10 scale of the tree layer

H

6

BioLC

Land cover as described in [15]

H

7

Oak-Y

Strength of mast year in a oak forests

M

8

AOak-Y

Strength of mast year in American oak forests

M

9

Beech-Y

Strength of mast year in European beech forests

M

16

tmin-X

Average minimum temperature in a time window

W

17

tmax-X

Average maximum temperature in a time window

W

18

prec-X

Average precipitation in a time window

W

19

rv-X

Average evapotranspiration in a time window

W

20

rh-X

Average relative humidity in a time window

W

21

sd-X

Average saturation deficit in a time window

W

22

vp-X

Average vapour pressure in a time window

W

93

min_ndvi

Minimum NDVI value for a particular location in a year

V

94

range_ndvi

Range for NDVI value for a particular location in a year

V

95

min_evi

Minimum EVI value for a particular location in a year

V

96

range_evi

Range for EVI value for a particular location in a year

V

97

min_ndwi

Minimum NDWI value for a particular location in a year

V

98

range_ndvi

Range for NDWI value for a particular location in a year

V

99

lc25 m

Land cover type in a particular location at 25 m spatial resolution

L

100

lc500 m

Land cover type in a particular location at 500 m spatial resolution

L

101

lc1 km

Land cover type in a particular location at 1 km spatial resolution

L