Table 1 Excluded and selected environmental predictor variables for the environmental niche model
Abbreviation | Variables |
|---|---|
Excluded—monthly minima and maxima are not suitable to estimate daily fluctuations | |
 BIO2 | Mean diurnal range (mean of monthly (max temp − min temp)) |
 BIO3 | Isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) × 100 |
Excluded—summer and winter precipitation are important to distinguish for mosquitoes and disease transmission dynamics | |
 BIO12 | Annual precipitation |
Excluded—wettest/driest time of the year can be in different seasons across Europe | |
 BIO8 | Mean temperature of wettest quarter |
 BIO9 | Mean temperature of driest quarter |
 BIO13 | Precipitation of wettest month |
 BIO14 | Precipitation of driest month |
 BIO16 | Precipitation of wettest quarter |
 BIO17 | Precipitation of driest quarter |
Excluded by Jackknife | |
 BIO4 | Temperature seasonality (standard deviation × 100) |
 BIO5 | Maximum temperature of warmest month |
 BIO7 | Temperature annual range (BIO5–BIO6) |
 BIO10 | Mean temperature of warmest quarter |
 BIO19 | Precipitation of coldest quarter |
Model input | |
 BIO1 | Annual mean temperature |
 BIO6 | Minimum temperature of coldest month |
 BIO11 | Mean temperature of coldest quarter |
 BIO15 | Precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) |
 BIO18 | Precipitation of warmest quarter |