Fig. 5

Categorical explanatory variable contributions and ranking in maximum entropy (Maxent) and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) models in Central Europe, Nordics, and Baltics regions. Total contributions from the variable categories to predict habitat suitability (Maxent) (A) and probability of tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) occurrence (XGBoost) (B) are shown in aggregate for each region. Further details on the variable contributions for each region and model are provided in Supplemental Materials