APPENDIX 1. The six broad land-cover categories are based on detailed land-cover maps from 1991 (Helmer et al. 2002) and 2000 (Gould et al. 2007). This table shows the land-cover categories from the previous studies that were combined to create the broad categories used in the present study. Accuracy for the classification of major land-cover types has been assessed at 83% and 85% for the 1991 and 2000 maps respectively (Helmer et al. 2002, Gould et al. 2007). Reclassified land cover categories   1991     2000   Forests Lowland dry semideciduous forest Lowland dry alluvial semidecidous forest Lowland dry seasonal evergreen sclerophyllous forest Lowland dry limestone semideciduous forest Lowland moist seasonal evergreen sclerophyllous forest Lowland dry limestone cliffside semideciduous forest Lowland moist seasonal evergreen forest Lowland dry limestone volcanic semideciduous forest Lowland moist coconut palm forest Abandoned dry forest plantations Lowland moist semi-deciduous forest Lowland moist evergreen alluvial forest Lowland moist seasonal evergreen and semi-deciduous forest Moist limestone evergreen and semideciduous forest Sub/lower montane wet evergreen sclerophyllous forest Moist limestone shrubland and woodland Submontane wet evergreen forest Lowland moist evergreen volcanic forest Lower montane wet evergreen forest/tall cloud forest Lowland moist abandoned and active coffee plantations Lower montane wet evergreen forest - mixed palm and Lowland moist riparian forest elfin cloud forest Lowland dry riparian forest Lower montane wet evergreen forest - elfin cloud forest Montane wet evergreen alluvial forest Tidally and semi-permanently flooded evergreen Montane wet evergreen volcanic forest sclerophyllous forest Montane wet evergreen Tabonuco forest Seasonally flooded rainforest Montane wet evergreen Palo Colorado forest Submontane and lower montane wet evergreen forest/shrub and Montane wet evergreen Sierra Palm forest active/abandoned coffee Montane wet evergreen elfin woodland cloud forest   Montane wet evergreen serpentine forest   Montane wet evergreen abandoned/active coffee plantations   Mangrove forest   Fresh water pterocarpus swamp Shrublands Lowland dry semideciduous woodland/shrubland Lowland dry riparian shrubland and woodland Lowland dry mixed evergreen deciduous shrubland with succulents Lowland dry limestone woodland and shrubland Lowland moist evergreen hemisclerophylous shrubland Lowland dry limestone shrubland Lowland moist seasonal evergreen forest/shrub Lowland dry cactus shrubland Lowland moist semi-deciduous forest/shrub Lowland dry limestone cliffside shrubland and woodland Lowland moist seasonal evergreen - semi-deciduous forest/shrub Lowland dryvolcanic shrubland and woodland Sub/lower montane wet evergreen sclerophyllous forest/shrub Coastal dwarf woodland and shrubland Active sun/shade coffee, sub/lower montane wet forest/shrub Dry and moist serpentine woodland and shrubland Tidally flooded evergreen dwarf-shrubland and forb vegetation Lowland moist alluvial shrubland and woodland   Lowland moist riparian shrubland and woodland   Lowland moist volcanic shrubland and woodland   Montane wet evergreen volcanic shrubland and woodland   Wet serpentine shrubland and woodland   Montane wet alluvial shrubland and woodland Grasslands Pasture Dry grasslands and pastures Other emergent wetlands (including seasonally flooded pasture) Dry cactus grassland and shrublands   Emergent herbaceous nonsaline wetlands   Emergent herbaceous saline wetlands   Seasonally flooded herbaceous nonsaline wetlands   Seasonally flooded herbaceous saline wetlands Agriculture Agriculture/hay Woody agriculture and plantations Agriculture Aquiculture Urban area Urban and barren Urban develpoment   Artificial barrens Sand and Rock Salt and mud flats Salt and mud flats Sand and Rock Gravel and mixed sand beaches   Ripariand and other natural barrens   Rocky cliffs and shelves