Table 5. Variable assessment(t-test) for coniferous forest change model.

Rank Class Variables Non-change Change t.value t.p_value
1 Disturbance CON100 70.1 54.7 10.159 0.000
2 Forest stand AGE 3.8 3.5 7.009 0.000
3 Forest stand DENSITY 66.6 60.9 4.291 0.000
4 Topography ASPECT 8.5 2.3 2.142 0.032
5 Climate PRCP 1,408.6 1,442.2 −1.848 0.065
6 Disturbance NF100 13.3 15.2 −1.729 0.084
7 Topography TWI 8.6 8.6 −0.534 0.594
8 Climate TAVG 11.6 11.6 −0.168 0.867
9 Topography SLOPE 26.9 26.8 0.096 0.923
10 Disturbance ROAD 388.2 387.3 0.021 0.983