Arguments
gen1
to gen27 are the abundance of the 27 common
genera on each plot
altitude
is the above-sea level in meters
pluvio_yr
is the mean annual rainfall
forest
forest type classified into seven classes
pluvio_1
to pluvio_12 are the monthly rainfalls
geology
is a 5-level factor giving the geological
substrate
evi_1
to evi_23 are the means over 10 years of the
enhanced vegetation indexes for each successive 16 days
period using MODIS images
lon
and lat are the longitude/latitude of the plot
centers
surface
is the surface of the sampled area
contained in each 8 by 8 kms aggregated plot