Table 3. Reductions in suitable habitats (i.e. areas with probability of occurrence > 80%) of endemic plant species in the Caatinga in two scenarios of climate change: An optimistic (RCP4.5) and a more pessimistic (RCP8.5).

	Suitable habitats (km2)
	Current	RCP4.5		RCP8.5		Test	P
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	% of loss or gain*	Mean±SD	% of loss or gain**
Endemic plant species	122581.7±4877.9a	110788.1±4308.6b	↓9.62	110440.5±4583.7b	↓9.90	F2,87 = 67.85	0.001
Habit
Arboreous	119288.3±7234.5a	106473.5±4773.1b	↓11.74	110094.3±7401.0b	↓7.71	F2,87 = 30.24	0.001
Non arboreous	112983.3±4530.0a	103499.3±3483.5b	↓8.39	98567.6±3571.8c	↓12.76	F2,87 = 106.4	0.001
Pollination systems
Generalist	111537.6±6329.7a	107711.7±5013.4b	↓3.43	100276.9±4255.0c	↓10.09	F2,87 = 35.4	0.001
Specialized	107994.4±5434.7a	93500.4±2736.3b	↓13.42	94776.7±3025.6b	↓12.24	F2,87 = 125.5	0.001
Dispersal modes
Abiotic	119282.0±5458.4a	99896.4±3716.0c	↓16.25	10338.3±3404.8b	↓8.67	F2,87 = 174.1	0.001
Biotic	84314.2±19416.0a	90201.4 ±17068.8a	↑6.98	93551.2±3677.1a	↑10.95	F2,87 = 2.89	0.07
Reproductive systems
Self-compatible	168065.1±15429.1a	136967.9±17730.4b	↓18.50	133532.9±10519.9b	↓20.54	H = 47.955	0.001
Self-incompatible/ Dioecious	166369.3±7255.8a	127526.6±7038.0b	↓23.35	118489.1±4619.0c	↓28.78	F2,87 = 471.6	0.001

Significant differences in post-hoc comparisons among scenarios are indicated by different letters in the same row. Percentage of loss (↓) or gain (↑) of suitable habitat area comparing the current scenario with RCP4.5* and the current with RCP8.5**.