40 single islands and archipelagos distributed globally provide the basis for analyzing marine species richness. The data was used to explore the contribution of latitude and shelf-surface area for five major taxonomic groups through multiple linear regression. Author Anna Luna Rossi contributed this replication dataset, last updated on April 25, -2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling species richness based on latitude and island size variables mentioned in the description
- Comparing biodiversity drivers across five major marine taxonomic groups
- Testing island biogeography theories in marine systems using global island data
- Conducting regression analyses on the relationship between geographic factors and species count
Strengths
- Includes data for 40 distinct islands and archipelagos worldwide
- Analyzes five major taxonomic groups of marine species
- Explicitly models two key macroecological drivers: latitude and shelf-surface area
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Data compiled for regression analysis of species richness drivers
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04 25 04:17:00; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- 40 single islands and archipelagos distributed around the world