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Table 2 The Maxent ecological niche modeling results for hibernation burrows and temporary burrows

From: Niche modeling predictions of the potential distribution of Marmota himalayana, the host animal of plague in Yushu County of Qinghai

Hibernation burrow (Test AUC: 0.819; Test gain: 0.761)

Variable

Percent contribution

Test gain (Variable alone)

Test gain (Variable excluded)

Test AUC (Variable alone)

Test AUC (Variable excluded)

LST_winter

78.4

0.608

0.719

0.793

0.815

Soil type

11.6

0.239

0.719

0.681

0.818

NDVI_winter

5.5

0.378

0.736

0.712

0.815

GDEM

4.5

0.524

0.707

0.778

0.813

Temporary burrow (Test AUC: 0.809; Test gain: 0.697)

Variable

Percent contribution

Test gain (Variable alone)

Test gain (Variable excluded)

Test AUC (Variable alone)

Test AUC (Variable excluded)

LST_summer

53.7

0.520

0.463

0.779

0.769

Soil type

4.7

0.159

0.668

0.639

0.806

NDVI_summer

22.6

0.259

0.610

0.673

0.792

GDEM

1.9

0.321

0.631

0.733

0.798