We took the taxa that are found both GBIF and eDNA, and plotted the occurrences on a map. This let us examine the differences in occurrence patterns that are revealed from each data type. Dots are GBIF data, drop pins are eDNA data.
Pillar Point
eDNA and GBIF Common Taxa
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Eukaryota, Animalia, Annelida
(annelid worms) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Arthropoda
(arthropods) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Bryozoa
(bryozoans) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Chordata
(chordates) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Cnidaria
(coelenterates, cnidarians) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Echinodermata
(echinoderms) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Mollusca
(mollusks, molluscs) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Nemertea
(ribbon worms, nemertines, bootlace worms) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Phoronida
(phoronid worms) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Platyhelminthes
(flatworms, flatworm) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Porifera
(sponges) -
Eukaryota, Animalia, Sipuncula
(sipunculids, peanut worms, peanut worm) -
Eukaryota, Chromista, Ochrophyta
-
Eukaryota, Fungi, Ascomycota
(sac fungi, ascomycetes) -
Eukaryota, Fungi, Basidiomycota
(basidiomycetes) -
Eukaryota, Plantae, Chlorophyta
(green algae) -
Eukaryota, Plantae, Rhodophyta
(rhodophytes, red algae) -
Eukaryota, Plantae, Tracheophyta
(vascular plants) -
Eukaryota, Protozoa, Choanozoa
Taxon: Rhodophyta
Areas of interest- red: Pillar Point State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA)
- blue: unprotected tidal pools
- orange: unprotected embayment
- pin icons: eDNA sites
- circles: GBIF occurrences