CHELSA Bioclimatic and Environmental Predictors for Species Distribution Models (OneSTOP Project – Task 5.1): SSP5-8.5 Scenario (2041–2070)

List of variables in the dataset Variable Name Description BIO1 Annual Mean Temperature Mean annual air temperature. BIO2 Mean Diurnal Range Mean of monthly (Tmax − Tmin). BIO3 Isothermality BIO2 / BIO7 × 100. BIO4 Temperature Seasonality Standard deviation of temperature × 100. BIO5 Max Temperature of Warmest Month Highest monthly mean temperature. BIO6 Min Temperature of Coldest Month Lowest monthly mean temperature. BIO7 Annual Temperature Range BIO5 − BIO6. BIO8 Mean Temperature of Wettest Quarter Average temperature during the wettest quarter. BIO9 Mean Temperature of Driest Quarter Average temperature during the driest quarter. BIO10 Mean Temperature of Warmest Quarter Average temperature during the warmest quarter. BIO11 Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter Average temperature during the coldest quarter. BIO12 Annual Precipitation Total annual precipitation. BIO13 Precipitation of Wettest Month Highest monthly precipitation. BIO14 Precipitation of Driest Month Lowest monthly precipitation. BIO15 Precipitation Seasonality Coefficient of variation of monthly precipitation. BIO16 Precipitation of Wettest Quarter Total precipitation in the wettest quarter. BIO17 Precipitation of Driest Quarter Total precipitation in the driest quarter. BIO18 Precipitation of Warmest Quarter Total precipitation in the warmest quarter. BIO19 Precipitation of Coldest Quarter Total precipitation in the coldest quarter. GDD0 Growing Degree Days >0 °C Annual sum of degree-days above 0 °C. GDD5 Growing Degree Days >5 °C Annual sum of degree-days above 5 °C. GDD10 Growing Degree Days >10 °C Annual sum of degree-days above 10 °C. GSL Growing Season Length Number of days with mean temperature above the growing-season threshold. GSP Growing Season Precipitation Total precipitation during the growing season. GST Growing Season Temperature Mean temperature during the growing season. NPP Net Primary Productivity Modelled net primary productivity (vegetation biomass production).