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