Table 3. Single point estimates of change by ecoregion in Southern Mexico.
| Ecoregiona | Area (ha) | Forest cover area in ha (% forest cover area) | Total forest loss in ha(% annual rate) | Total net change in ha(% annual rate) | ||||
| 1990 | 2000 | 2006 | 1990–2000 | 2000–2006 | 1990–2000 | 2000–2006 | ||
| CADF | 321,806 | 24,713 (7.7) | 34,276 (10.6) | 32,171 (10.0) | −3030 (−1.30) | −2105 (−1.05) | 9563 (3.33) | −2105 (−1.05) |
| CHDDF | 1,247,565 | 419,208 (33.6) | 412,812 (33.1) | 411,401 (33.0) | −6447 (−0.15) | −1411 (−0.06) | −6396 (−0.15) | −1411 (−0.06) |
| YDF | 4,905,012 | 2,081,671 (42.4) | 2,060,732 (42.0) | 2,024,533 (41.3) | −125,037 (−0.62) | −45,229 (−0.37) | −20,939 (−0.10) | −36,199 (−0.29) |
| All tropical dry | 6,474,383 | 2,525,592 (39.0) | 2,507,821 (38.7) | 2,468,105 (38.1) | −134,513 (−0.55) | −48,745 (−0.33) | −17,772 (−0.07) | −39,715 (−0.27) |
| PVMF | 6,619,008 | 2,790,410 (42.2) | 2,598,606 (39.3) | 2,535,676 (38.3) | −278,131 (−1.04) | −63,308 (−0.41) | −191,804 (−0.71) | −62,930 (−0.41) |
| ST | 375,913 | 60,077 (16.0) | 55,733 (14.8) | 55,759 (14.8) | −5696 (−0.99) | −308 (−0.09) | −4344 (−0.75) | 26 (0.01) |
| YMF | 6,705,716 | 4,831,974 (72.1) | 4,648,895 (69.3) | 4,555,664 (67.9) | −204,554 (−0.43) | −115,923 (−0.42) | −183,079 (−0.39) | −93,231 (−0.34) |
| All tropical moist | 13,700,637 | 7,682,462 (56.1) | 7,303,234 (53.3) | 7,147,098 (52.2) | −488,382 (−0.65) | −179,539 (−0.41) | −379,228 (−0.50) | −156,136 (−0.36) |
| SMMF | 538,955 | 386,146 (71.6) | 381,129 (70.7) | 379,494 (70.4) | −8495 (−0.22) | −1635 (−0.07) | −5017 (−0.13) | −1635 (−0.07) |
| POF | 1,590,606 | 933,379 (58.7) | 918,788 (57.8) | 916,279 (57.6) | −15,037 (−0.16) | −2508 (−0.05) | −14,591 (−0.16) | −2508 (−0.05) |
| CHMF | 556,316 | 381,061(68.5) | 375,553 (67.5) | 375,220 (67.4) | −6104 (−0.16) | −333 (−0.01) | −5508 (−0.15) | −333 (−0.01) |
| CMF | 206,652 | 157,248 (76.1) | 156,676 (75.8) | 156,511 (75.7) | −604 (−0.04) | −165 (−0.02) | −572 (−0.04) | −165 (−0.02) |
| Mountain ecoregion | 2,892,530 | 1,857,834 (64.2) | 1,832,146 (63.3) | 1,827,504 (63.2) | −30,240 (−0.16) | −4642 (−0.04) | −25,689 (−0.14) | −4642 (−0.04) |
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Abbreviations for ecoregions: Central American Dry Forest (CADF); Chiapas Depression Dry Forest (CHDDF); Yucatan Dry Forest (YDF); Petén-Veracruz Moist Forest (PVMF); Sierra de Los Tuxtlas (ST); Yucatán Moist Forest (YMF); Sierra Madre de Chiapas Moist Forest (SMMF); Central American Pine-Oak Forest (POF); Chiapas Montane Forest (CHMF); Chimalapas Montane Forest (CMF).