Metadata & completeness

OBIS species-level records

OBIS — Ocean Biodiversity Information System

146M

records · 2026-10-19

S-curve

best-fit model

152M

projected 2027

Forecast

Logistic (S-curve) fitbest fit (AICc)N(t) = L / (1 + e^{−k(t − t₀)})

carrying capacity L 152Msteepness k 6.787 / yrmidpoint t₀ 2026R² 0.8874forecast 152M by 2027

Forecast = 10% of the 0-yr record (0.8 yr ahead). Anchored on the latest value; levels off toward L ≈ 152M.

OBIS records resolved to species level — taxonomic-metadata completeness for marine occurrences.

How this is tracked

SourceOBIS — Ocean Biodiversity Information System

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