Table 5 Proportion of habitat quality grades in the TRSR from 1990 to 2020.

From: Spatiotemporal evolution of land use and habitat quality in the Three-River source region

Habitat quality class

1990

2000

2010

2020

Area/km2

Ratio/%

Area/km2

Ratio/%

Area/km2

Ratio/%

Area/km2

Ratio/%

Minimal

85,349.13

22.32

85,523.90

22.36

69,091.21

18.07

68,574.59

17.93

Reduced

3236.24

0.85

3322.39

0.87

3769.44

0.99

3754.36

0.98

Moderate

257,568.56

67.35

257,385.63

67.31

272,390.93

71.23

271,980.10

71.13

Elevated

20,665.86

5.40

20,493.81

5.36

20,675.82

5.41

20,648.53

5.40

Maximal

15,588.46

4.08

15,682.52

4.10

16,481.31

4.31

17,418.60

4.56