Predictor Importance Values for shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa)
| Predictor Name |
Importance Score |
Rank |
| Annual precipitation (mm) | 12.23 | 3 |
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| Mean May-September precipitation (mm) | 11.15 | 8 |
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| Mean annual temperature (°C) | 7.2 | 34 |
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| Mean May-September temperature (°C) | 10.92 | 9 |
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| Mean temperature of coldest month (°C) | 9.47 | 19 |
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| Mean temperature of warmest month (°C) | 10.91 | 10 |
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| Annual aridity index | 10.16 | 12 |
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| Minimum elevation | 7.68 | 31 |
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| Maximum elevation | 8.78 | 26 |
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| Average elevation | 9.67 | 17 |
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| Median elevation | 6.86 | 36 |
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| Range of elevation | 11.49 | 5 |
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| Elevation coefficient ofvariation | 14.53 | 1 |
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| Elevation standard deviation | 11.35 | 6 |
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| Annual daylength coefficient of variation | 13.72 | 2 |
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| Total available water capacity (cm, to 150 cm) | 9.57 | 18 |
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| Total available water supply (cm, to 150 cm) | 5.57 | 40 |
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| Depth to water table (cm) | 10.74 | 11 |
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| Soil permeability rate (cm/hr) | 6.54 | 37 |
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| Soil calcium carbonate (% by weight) | 11.77 | 4 |
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| Soil cation-exchange capacity | 7.36 | 33 |
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| Soil pH | 11.3 | 7 |
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| Soil bulk density (g/cm3) | 8.47 | 28 |
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| Organic matter content (% by weight) | 9.73 | 14 |
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| Potential soil productivity | 8.19 | 29 |
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| Soil erodibility factor, rock fragment free | 9.44 | 20 |
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| Soil erosion by wind (tons/acre/year) | 9.7 | 16 |
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| Percent soil passing sieve No. 10 (coarse) | 6.02 | 38 |
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| Percent soil passing sieve No. 200 (fine) | 8.78 | 25 |
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| Percent clay (< 0.002 mm size) | 9.15 | 22 |
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| Percent sand (< 0.002 mm size) | 7.74 | 30 |
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| Percent silt (< 0.002 mm size) | 9.35 | 21 |
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| Percent of texture clayey | 4.55 | 43 |
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| Percent of texture loamy | 4.82 | 42 |
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| Percent of texture sandy | 7.02 | 35 |
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| Percent of texture other | 3.35 | 44 |
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| Alfisol (%) | 7.39 | 32 |
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| Aridisol (%) | 0 | 45 |
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| Entisol (%) | 5.1 | 41 |
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| Histosol (%) | 5.85 | 39 |
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| Inceptisol (%) | 9.03 | 24 |
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| Mollisol (%) | 10.09 | 13 |
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| Spodosol (%) | 9.72 | 15 |
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| Ultisol (%) | 9.08 | 23 |
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| Vertisol (%) | 8.7 | 27 |
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