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Assessment of drivers of habitat heterogeneity in a savanna ecosystem : Rao's Q and predictor variables
Jolani Bezuidenhout (20983658)
Terrestrial ecology
Ecology not elsewhere classified
Landscape ecology
Rao's Q
Savannas
Heterogeneity
Remote sensing
Habitat heterogeneity
Savanna ecosystem
SDG 15 Life on land
<p dir="ltr">This dataset contains the Rao's Q values of each pixel (465 m x 465 m) covering the Kruger National Park. Each pixel also contains a value for each predictor variable (~ 12 variables). Var Rao's Q - variation in Rao's Q (Temporal heterogeneity) and Average Rao's Q - mean Rao's Q (Spatial heterogeneity).</p><table><tr><td><p dir="ltr"><b>Predictor variable name</b></p></td><td><p dir="ltr"><b>Predictor code</b></p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Northness</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Northness</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Elevation</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Elevation</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Geology</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Geology</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Variation in slope</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">VarSlope</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Variation in soil clay content</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">VarClay</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Mean minimum monthly temperature</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Mintempmean</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Mean maximum monthly temperature</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Maxtempmean</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Standard deviation in minimum monthly temperature</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">SDMinTemp</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Standard deviation in maximum monthly temperature</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">SDMaxTemp</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Spatial variation in minimum monthly temperature</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">SpatialMintemp</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Spatial variation in maximum monthly temperature estimates</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">SpatialMaxtemp</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Mean annual rainfall</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Annual rainfall</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Standard deviation in annual rainfall</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">SDRainfall</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Spatial Variation in annual rainfall</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">SpatialSDRainfall</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Distance to the closest water source</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">DTCWS</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Fire frequency</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">Fire frequency</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Elephant herd density</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">HerdDensity</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Elephant bull density</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">BullDensity</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Distance to the closest road</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">DTCRoad</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p dir="ltr">Longitude and latitude</p></td><td><p dir="ltr">X and Y variables</p></td><td></td></tr></table><p><br></p>
2025-04-09T07:39:46Z
Dataset
Dataset
10.25403/UPresearchdata.28748543.v1
https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Assessment_of_drivers_of_habitat_heterogeneity_in_a_savanna_ecosystem_Rao_s_Q_and_predictor_variables/28748543
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