Table 3.

Palm and palm cluster distribution and density by land disturbance gradient

	Land cover		Palms			Palm Clusters
			Distribution		Density	Distribution		Density
	km2	%	N	%	N/km2	N	%	N/km2
Mature forest	0.53	0.23	125	0.25	235.85	1	0.29	1.89
Secondary/planted forest	92.16	39.18	25,337	49.72‡	274.92	173	50.58‡	1.88
New growth (≤ 5 years)	5.51	2.34	1593	3.13	289.11	9	2.63	1.63
Established (> 5 years)	60.22	25.60	16,618	32.61†	275.95	135	39.47‡	2.24
Riparian zone	26.43	11.24	7126	13.98	269.62	29	8.48	1.10
Pasture	130.42	55.45	24,169	47.43†	185.32	164	47.95	1.26
Food crops	3.91	1.66	299	0.59†	76.47	1	0.29	0.26
Built environment	8.20	3.49	1025	2.01	125.00	3	0.88†	0.37
Total	235.22		50,955			342

^†p value < 0.05 based on z-test for proportion compared to associated land cover

^‡p value < 0.01 based on z-test for proportion compared to associated land cover