Variable importance plot illustrating the importance of explanatory variables in determining the structural groups. Values indicate the mean decrease in Gini Index after removal of each variable from the random forest classification. Shapes indicate the type of variable; cross = soil variables, circle = climatic variables, square = human-related variables, triangle = geology.

 
 
  Part of: Wells LH, Dexter KG, Pennington RT, Coutinho ÍAC, Ramos D, Phillips OL, Baker T, Ryan CM (2025) Satellite remote sensing can operationalise the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology in the biome-diverse north-east of Brazil. Frontiers of Biogeography 18: e145498. https://doi.org/10.21425/fob.18.145498