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. 2017 Sep 7;12(9):e0184457. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184457

Table 1. Threat layers and respective data sources.

Key threats Indicators Spatial layers Impact at population level
Overexploitation * Population density, human land use and infrastructure WCS and CIESIN/Columbia University. 2005. Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005. Global Human Footprint Fragments populations, reduces tree density
Overgrazing * Cattle, goat and sheep density per area Gridded Livestock of the World v2.0, 2014, FAO and ILRI Inhibits natural regeneration
Fire * Fire frequency per unit area NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), 2012. MODIS Active Fire Detections 2007–2012 Reduces tree density, inhibits natural regeneration
Cotton production ** Cotton growing area as percentage of land area Ministry Report 2010 map and regional cotton production statistics Eliminates natural populations
Mining ** Presence of mining sites, occurrences and prospects Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) of the U.S. Geological Survey 2005 + Ministry Report 2010 map ●● Eliminates natural populations; opens roads
Climate change *▪▪ Predicted absence, presence or presence under novel regional climatic conditions of suitable habitat Bioclimatic dataset under future conditions: Downscaled GCMs from CMIP5 for 2055, RCP 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios ●● Reduces flowering and fruit set, damages healthy individuals, promotes invasive species

* species-specific threat.

** generic threat.

▪ short-term threat.

▪▪ long-term threat.

● spatial layer with quantitative data.

●● spatial layer with qualitative data.