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Table 1 Summary of soil biodiversity and above-ground biodiversity data included in this analysis

From: Land use and soil characteristics affect soil organisms differently from above-ground assemblages

 

Above-ground

Soil

Sources

412

101

Studies

498

122

Sites

20,178

7515

Countries

88

37

Biomes

14

13

Total taxa

55,443

13,056

Vascular plants

19,166

0

Bryophytes

1454

0

Fungi and Mycetozoa

1464

479

Vertebrates

9704

3

Annelids

5

401

Arthropods

23,194

11,606

Other invertebrates

5

6

Molluscs

451

34

Nematodes

0

527

  1. Sources typically represent a single paper with each source containing one or more Studies, defined as data collected using the same sampling method. Sites are individual sampling points