Spatial characterization of colonies of the flying fox bat, a carrier of Nipah Virus in Thailand

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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of the flying foxes’ colonies and vicinity

Statistics	Size (m ² )	Distance from each colony			Elevation (m)	Human density (people/km ² )	Land cover in 10 km. of radius (m ² )				**NDVI
Statistics	Size (m ² )	To nearest neighbor (km)	To nearest water (m)	To nearest temple (m)	Elevation (m)	Human density (people/km ² )	Forest	Irrigated vegetation	Settlement/rainfed vegetation	Bodies of water	**NDVI
Median	6562	23.2	120	262	9	232.07	259	246700	55840	3805	0.0119
*SD	8595	12.5	1442	683	13	339.39	4493	61194	47550	10017	0.0686
Minimum	1463	13.0	30	42	5	0	0	88680	14510	437	−0.1061
Maximum	30751	57.7	4815	2704	65	1307.15	16450	331800	158600	40470	0.1429

*Standard deviation **Normalized difference vegetation index.
Descriptive statistics of environmental, geographical, and anthropogenic factors of 22 colonies of flying fox on the central plain of Thailand.

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