Extended Data Fig. 2: Taxonomic sampling completeness for the 22 ecosystem functions related to process rates and biomass stocks at different sampling grains.
For each function we provide the mean number of individuals sampled across sites (nsite), ecosystem types (neco) and the total number of individuals (ntot) sampled across the elevational gradient; the mean observed species richness across sites (Ssite), ecosystem types (Seco) and the total observed species richness across the elevational gradient (Stot); as well as the mean sample coverage (proportion of expected taxa sampled) across sites (SCsite), ecosystem types (SCeco) and the total sample coverage across the elevational gradient (SCtot). The sample coverage estimator quantifies the proportion of the total number of individuals in a community that belong to the species represented in the sample. The intensity of the green colour scale for sample coverage reflects sampling completeness with more intense colours indicating higher sampling completeness.
