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. 2021 Nov 12;10(11):1169. doi: 10.3390/biology10111169

Table 5.

Area in each invasion risk category relative to the total area of the province or major city, under current and predicted environmental changes in South Korea.

Provinces Total Area (Km2) a Current (%) b 2050 (%) c 2070 (%) d
Low Moderate High Low Moderate High Low Moderate High
Gangwon 16,503.73 72.21 20.62 6.94 36.78 45.29 17.93 36.15 41.67 22.18
Gyeonggi 9810.10 30.64 33.41 35.68 16.34 60.51 23.14 21.34 53.88 24.78
Incheon 614.89 17.27 34.32 45.63 16.53 71.34 12.13 23.68 63.59 12.74
Seoul 605.70 6.18 23.51 70.31 21.95 75.84 2.21 32.75 67.09 0.16
Gyeongsangbuk 18,922.94 48.49 23.36 28.13 6.73 14.12 79.15 5.73 22.07 72.20
Chungcheongbuk 7415.68 50.23 20.74 29.02 8.09 18.47 73.44 4.73 23.22 72.05
Chungcheongnam 7637.76 39.75 20.54 39.60 8.20 23.58 68.22 11.81 35.51 52.69
Sejong 465.24 21.33 21.74 56.93 2.77 18.53 78.70 5.27 30.39 64.35
Daejeon 539.55 38.72 19.04 42.24 19.17 52.54 28.28 9.71 44.62 45.67
Jeollabuk 7716.82 47.17 16.15 36.67 9.28 22.07 68.65 6.25 26.89 66.87
Daegu 880.84 46.35 16.02 37.63 24.38 31.27 44.34 26.64 45.33 28.03
Gyeongsangnam 9809.70 39.45 25.01 35.46 18.30 17.55 64.15 7.53 32.56 59.92
Ulsan 1029.49 40.58 27.72 31.51 27.03 42.72 30.25 19.73 58.85 21.42
Jeollanam 10,180.34 46.09 17.38 36.24 20.79 32.52 46.69 18.59 47.81 33.60
Busan 673.03 29.86 16.86 53.28 80.23 18.14 1.63 16.04 76.83 7.13
Gwangju 498.36 24.85 10.77 64.37 19.74 29.56 50.70 19.17 34.78 46.05
Jeju 1674.96 45.33 54.26 0.18 57.71 42.29 0.00 59.84 40.15 0.00

a, Estimated area of the different provinces and major cities in South Korea. b,c,d, The average percentage across the results for RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5.