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. 2024 Jun 25;12:e17563. doi: 10.7717/peerj.17563

Table 1. Percentage of area classified as one of the seven classification types considered for the years 1985 and 2020.

Omphalea includes all the species of Omphalea genus distributed in Cuba combined and the areas of potential distribution of Omphalea is referring to these species’ potential distribution in Cuba. The protected areas in Cuba are referring to the terrestrial protected areas only.

Classification type Cuba Protected areas in Cuba Areas of potential distribution of Omphalea Areas of potential distribution of Omphalea inside protected areas
1985 2020 1985 2020 1985 2020 1985 2020
Forest and shrubs 17.02 38.12 29.08 37.02 47.48 70.09 59.31 72.16
Mangrove 4.64 5.80 15.31 19.83 2.15 2.13 4.63 4.42
Soil without vegetation cover 3.56 1.16 2.85 0.98 1.64 0.44 1.31 0.42
Wetland 4.08 3.68 11.39 9.85 1.40 1.25 2.03 2.07
Pine forest 1.86 1.47 3.94 2.58 6.06 3.87 11.64 7.13
Agriculture 59.62 41.26 13.09 8.16 37.92 19.11 15.57 8.95
Water bodies 9.23 8.50 24.34 21.58 3.35 3.11 5.53 4.85