Table 4 Changes in the suitable niches coverage since LGM.

From: Ecological niche modeling of the pantropical orchid Polystachya concreta (Orchidaceae) and its response to climate change

Region

Range expansion (km2)

No occurrence (km2)

No change (km2)

Range contraction (km2)

Total habitat loss (km2)

% of habitat loss

Africa

310,173.95

33,231,743.051

1,241,291.69

2,462,528.41

− 2,152,354.46

61.85%

America

689,171.13

15,224,781.06

1,080,186.07

5,554,847.18

− 4,865,676.04

74.17%

Asia

176,927.18

29,901,328.99

896,327.55

1,648,967.93

− 1,472,040.74

81.01%

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