The first step in examining the eDNA and GBIF data was to compare the number of occurrences and unique taxa across the various kingdoms. As you can see, GBIF and eDNA tell two very different stories about biodiversity.
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eDNA and GBIF occurrence comparison
CALeDNA
Total Occurrences of a Taxon
| divisions | count | percent |
|---|---|---|
| Animalia | 5247 | 7.83 |
| Archaea | 756 | 1.13 |
| Bacteria | 41878 | 62.52 |
| Chromista | 13268 | 19.81 |
| Fungi | 1619 | 2.42 |
| Plantae | 2807 | 4.19 |
| Protozoa | 1306 | 1.95 |
| Other | 101 | 0.15 |
| Total | 66982 |
Organisms
| divisions | count | percent |
|---|---|---|
| Animalia | 1132 | 17.73 |
| Archaea | 27 | 0.42 |
| Bacteria | 2533 | 39.66 |
| Chromista | 1588 | 24.87 |
| Fungi | 516 | 8.08 |
| Plantae | 433 | 6.78 |
| Protozoa | 154 | 2.41 |
| Other | 3 | 0.05 |
| Total | 6386 |
GBIF
Total Occurrences
| divisions | count | percent |
|---|---|---|
| Animalia | 12897 | 92.62 |
| Archaea | ||
| Bacteria | ||
| Chromista | 307 | 2.20 |
| Fungi | 14 | 0.10 |
| Plantae | 705 | 5.06 |
| Protozoa | 1 | 0.01 |
| Other | ||
| Total | 13924 |
Species
| divisions | count | percent |
|---|---|---|
| Animalia | 598 | 77.06 |
| Archaea | ||
| Bacteria | ||
| Chromista | 23 | 2.96 |
| Fungi | 7 | 0.90 |
| Plantae | 147 | 18.94 |
| Protozoa | 1 | 0.13 |
| Other | ||
| Total | 776 |