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Table 4 Climate variables used to calibrate the ensemble SDMs

From: Provisioning forest and conservation science with high-resolution maps of potential distribution of major European tree species under climate change

Acronym

Climate variable

Species

SHM

Summer heat-moisture index

Picea abies

PPT_at

Mean autumn precipitation

Picea abies

FFP

Longest frost-free period

Picea abies

TD

Continentality

Picea abies

MCMT

Mean coldest month temperature

Picea abies

SHM

Summer heat-moisture index

Abies alba

EMT

Extreme minimum temperature

Abies alba

TD

Continentality

Abies alba

SHM

Summer heat-moisture index

Larix decidua

Tave_sm

Average summer temperature

Larix decidua

MWMT

Mean warmest month temperature

Larix decidua

SHM

Summer heat-moisture index

Pinus sylvestris

DDabove18

Days with mean temperature above 18 °C

Pinus sylvestris

Tmax_sp

Maximum spring temperature

Pinus sylvestris

Tave_wt

Average winter temperature

Pinus sylvestris

SHM

Summer heat-moisture index

Fagus sylvatica

DDabove5

Days with mean temperature above 5 °C

Fagus sylvatica

PPT_sp

Mean spring precipitation

Fagus sylvatica

EMT

Extreme minimum temperature

Fagus sylvatica

Tave_sp

Average spring temperature

Fagus sylvatica

DDbelow18

Days with mean temperature below 18 °C

Quercus petraea

PPT_sm

Mean summer temperature

Quercus petraea

MAT

Mean annual temperature

Quercus petraea

DDabove5

Days with mean temperature above 5 °C

Quercus robur

PPT_sm

Mean summer temperature

Quercus robur

FFP

Longest frost-free period

Quercus robur

Tmin_sp

Minimum spring temperature

Quercus robur

MCMT

Mean coldest month temperature

Quercus robur