Table 1.
Description of the dataset and summary statistics: Geographic range (including islands) from Olson et al. (2001)
| Taxonomic group | Species no. | Studies no. | Effect-sizes no. | mtDNA* | cpDNA* | cpDNA SSR* | nDNA* | nDNA Isozymes* | nDNA SSR* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryophyte | 2 | 4 | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Dicotyledone | 47 | 40 | 121 | – | 33 | 13 | 88 | 56 | 16 |
| Gymnosperm | 17 | 55 | 122 | – | 28 | 28 | 93 | 76 | 4 |
| Monocotyledone | 7 | 6 | 14 | – | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Pteridophyte | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total plants | 74 | 106 | 269 | – | 63 | 43 | 201 | 145 | 26 |
| Amphibian | 14 | 7 | 29 | 6 | – | – | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Arachnida | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Birds | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crustacea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gasteropod | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Insect | 30 | 26 | 69 | 17 | – | – | 54 | 27 | 18 |
| Mammal | 10 | 11 | 33 | 8 | – | – | 25 | 12 | 12 |
| Reptile | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Total animals | 69 | 57 | 159 | 36 | – | – | 123 | 80 | 33 |
| Total | 143 | 163 | 428 | 36 | 63 | 43 | 324 | 225 | 59 |
*
Number of effect-sizes.