Research Article

Partial Least Square Analyses of Landscape and Surface Water Biota Associations in the Savannah River Basin

Table 2

Landscape (predictor) variables.

Full nameDescription

cPercent cropPercentage of total Multi Resolution Landscape Characterization (MRLC) land cover in row crops types
pPercent pasturePercentage of total MRLC land cover in pasture/grassland types
bPercent barrenPercentage of total MRLC land cover in barren types (quarries, strip mines)
uPercent urbanPercentage of total MRLC land cover in urban types (commercial, high- and low-density residential)
fPercent forestPercentage of total MRLC land cover in forest types
qPercent wetlandsPercentage of total MRLC land cover in wetland types
wPercent waterPercentage of total MRLC land cover in water types
ahAgriculture on highly erodible soilsPercent of total area in agriculture (row crops + pasture) on highly erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.4)
azAgriculture on slopes >3%Percent of total area in agriculture (row crops + pasture) on slopes greater than 3 percent
azhAgriculture on slopes >3% with highly erodible soilsPercent of total area in agriculture (row crops + pasture) on slopes greater than 3 percent with highly erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.4)
amAgriculture on moderately erodible soilsPercent of total area in agriculture (row crops + pasture) on moderately erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.2 and <0.4)
azmAgriculture on slopes >3% with moderately erodible soilsPercent of total area in agriculture (row crops + pasture) on slopes greater than 3 percent with moderately erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.2 and <0.4)
bzhBarren on slopes >3% and highly erodible soilsPercent of total area in barren cover types on slopes greater than 3 percent with highly erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.4)
bzmBarren on slopes >3% with moderately erodible soilsBarren on slopes >3% with moderately erodible soils
czCrops on slopes >3%Percent of total area in row crops on slopes greater than 3 percent
czmCrops on slopes >3% with moderately erodible soilsPercent of total area in row crops on slopes greater than 3 percent with moderately erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.2 and <0.4)
pzPasture on slopes >3%Hay pasture on slope greater than 3 percent
eErodible soilsPercent of total area with highly erodible soils (STATSCO K-factor <0.4)
zSlope >3%Percent of total area with slope greater than 3 percent
xMean slopeMean or average percent slope
sStandard deviation slopeStandard deviation of percent slope
zmModerately erodible soils on slopes >3%Percent of total area with moderately erodible soils (STATSGO K-factor 0.2 and <0.4) and slope greater than 3 percent
dStream DensityStream density as total length of streams from USGS TIGER data divided by watershed area
vTotal road length within 30 meters of streamsTotal length of types 0 through 4 roads and railroads/sidings within 30 m of streams from USGS TIGER data divided by total stream length
rTotal road length in watershedTotal length of types 0 through 4 roads from USGS TIGER data divided by watershed area
tTotal power, pipe, and telephone line length in watershedTotal length of power, pipe and telephone lines from USGS TIGER data divided by watershed area