*2.8. Elevation of Species Distribution*

Once the vegetation classes are confirmed, their elevation distribution is assessed using a DEM with 0.24 m/pixel resolution and a mean accuracy of 0.04 m [34]. The corresponding elevations are extracted for each class using 5 cm sampling grids. After removing outliers, the elevation of each class is characterized using a set of statistical parameters (i.e., minimum, maximum, median, and mode).

#### **3. Results**
