At the end of data entry, an edit program was run which indicated whether or not data compilation was successful.
In reality, results at mid- and end-year released by the Global Fund secretariat are significantly conservative because results always have reporting delays but only actual results available at the time of data compilation are aggregated without projecting to release dates.
However, due to limitations on experiments, the AIT of a compound reported in different data compilations is very diverse, and the difference between different compilations was found to be higher than 300 K in many cases.
For example, the data set with the highest preference order is the marine data set (index =11), not because of its quality but simply because marine data are given at sea level, whereas other data compilations are upwardly continued to 5-km altitude.
Second, the diversity of many habitats has not been compiled for all taxonomic groups (e.g., intertidal rocky shores, deep sea), and data compilations are based on short-term, directed research programs or longer-term monitoring activities with limited spatial resolution.
All data compilations were performed using the statistics software package SPSS (version 19.0; IBM, Armonk, NY, USA).
On the basis of this updated data compilation we are not able to distinguish whether or not there is a significant runoff control on basalt weathering rates.
Checklist and data compilation forms were used for this purpose.
Since the current study did not use IVF data compilation it was not possible to make direct comparisons to previous research.
RFH designed the study and was responsible its overall conduct; JDM and RH were involved in the analysis and interpretation of the data and participated in the manuscript preparation; LA conducted the sample analysis and data compilation; GAW was responsible for recruiting the study subjects and participated in the interpretation of the study results.
