Table 2 Environmental factors (and their abbreviations) used in the current study along with a description of their geographic scale. The fine scale refers to plot area (100 m2), and the broad scale refers to patch size (ranges from 9.5 to 787 ha)
Environmental factor | Abbreviation | Spatial scale |
|---|---|---|
Tree IAPs | T-IAPs | Fine |
Shrub IAPs | S-IAPs | Fine |
Climbers IAPs | C-IAPs | Fine |
Canopy cover | Canopy C | Fine |
Canopy gap | Canopy G | Fine |
Elevation | Altitude | Fine |
Gravel | Gravel | Fine |
Surface rocks | Rock | Fine |
Patch size | PS | Broad |
Patch connectivity index | PCI | Broad |
Forest land similarity index | For-LSI | Broad |
Grass land similarity index | Gra-LSI | Broad |
Residence land similarity index | Res-LSI | Broad |
Industry land similarity index | Ind-LSI | Broad |