Classification of potential natural vegetations into three categories of conservation risk according to the criteria presented in the current paper (A) and according to the criteria of Hoekstra et al. [55] (B).

<p>C1 and H1 are based on all protected areas; C2 and H2 are based on the PA1 protected areas only.</p><p>A) Critically endangered (CR) = PNVs with a conservation risk index (CRI) > 10 and human influence (HI) > 50; Endangered (EN) = PNVs with a CRI > 4 and HI > 40; Vulnerable (VU) = PNVs with a CRI > 2 and HI > 20. B) As A, but with CRI threshold values of 25, 10 and 2, respectively. Potential natural vegetation (PNV) codes are provided in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0121444#pone.0121444.t001" target="_blank">Table 1</a>.</p><p>Classification of potential natural vegetations into three categories of conservation risk according to the criteria presented in the current paper (A) and according to the criteria of Hoekstra et al. [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0121444#pone.0121444.ref055" target="_blank">55</a>] (B).