Table 2 Total sequence reads and Amplicon Sequence Variant (ASV) counts for the 18S rRNA and COI gene datasets (not rarefied), as well as filtered reads and ASVs for non-indigenous species (NIS).

From: Harnessing environmental DNA to reveal biogeographical patterns of non-indigenous species for improved co-governance of the marine environment in Aotearoa New Zealand

 

18S rRNA

COI

Total reads

1,701,353

3,146,845

 

(3954–119,679)

(11,214–216,588)

Total ASVs

13,563

16,697

NIS reads

89,160 (0–11,010)

48,380 (0–19,314)

NIS ASVs

91

93

Unique species 

21

18

in > 10% of samples

9

6