Table Top five most important variables for each Study Area – Season
combination model with and without temperature covariates, measured by
the mean decrease in Gini index (node impurity). The possible variables
included temperature minimum, maximum, and difference
(Tmin, Tmax, Tdiff);
topographic position index (TPI) and topographic heterogeneity index
(THI) at scales of 50 m, 200 m, and 400 m; sagebrush patch core area
index (CAI) and contiguity (CONTIG); distance to tree cover (TREEDIST);
and density of tree cover (TREEDEN) within 400 m and 800 m.