Enhanced Vegetation Index
(EVI)
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EVI (2018) was obtained from SRTM vegetation index available at
https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov.
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−
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•
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Tree Cover (TC)
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Prepared by Hansen et al. 2013, downloaded from the Global Forest Change
website.
(http://earthenginepartners.appspot.com/science-2013-global-forest).
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+
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•
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Terrain Ruggedness Index
(TRI)
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Calculated in ArcGIS using 30 m resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM)
layer from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) website
(https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/)
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+
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•
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Disturbance (D)
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Presence absence (P/A) score of human,
livestock and fire disturbance recorded in field and pooled to obtain an
average score for each grid. |
− |
− |
Fruit
(F)
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Presence absence of fruit plants most frequently consumed during the dry
season in Chitwan (Khanal & Thapa, 2014 was pooled to obtain an average
fruit score for each grid.
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+
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+
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Termite
(T)
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Presence absence of termites recorded in field and single score for each
grid obtained by averaging scores across four replicates.
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+
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+
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