Table 1.
Summary of records included in the dataset per ecological group, original source type and quality flagged (considering locations on land, regions with unsuitable light conditions and outside known distributional ranges).
| Group | Records number (percentage) | Literature | Herbaria | Repositories | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelp and fucoid algae | Overall | 439,877 | 36,775 | 611,796 | 1,088,448 |
| Flagged: On Land | 2,241 (0.51) | 5,350 (14.54) | 18,615 (3.04) | 26,206 (2.41) | |
| Flagged: Unsuitable light | 21,080 (4.79) | 7,420 (20.17) | 44,480 (7.27) | 72,980 (6.70) | |
| Flagged: Outside distribution | 1,013 (0.23) | 1,367 (3.71) | 4,537 (0.74) | 6,917 (0.63) | |
| Seagrasses | Overall | 2,376 | 622 | 1,660,359 | 1,663,357 |
| Flagged: On Land | 60 (2.52) | 233 (37.45) | 6,676 (0.40) | 6,969 (0.42) | |
| Flagged: Unsuitable light | 131 (5.51) | 254 (40.83) | 116,036 (6.99) | 116,421 (6.99) | |
| Flagged: Outside distribution | 39 (1.64) | 99 (15.91) | 68,314 (4.114) | 68,452 (4.12) | |
| Total | Overall | 442,253 | 37,397 | 2,272,155 | 2,751,805 |
Values in parenthesis refer to percentage of flagged record.