Novel high-resolution data to unravel distribution, mechanisms and anthropogenic threats to freshwater macrophytes worldwide

Dataset for 'Novel high-resolution data to unravel distribution, mechanisms and anthropogenic threats to global aquatic macrophytes' Datasets_1 Grid identity (grid_id), latitude (lat), longitude (lon), richness of all species (all_richness), and each range size quartile (range size decreased from Widespread group to Highly restricted group), continent, enviromental varaibles, and simulated species richness based on the middomain model at the continental (MDE_continent) and global scale (MDE_globe) in each grid cell. Datasets_2 Overview of grid attributes in South America with downscaled distribution data from floras included (Dataset 2). species_list.csv The taxonomic status and range size for each aquatic macrophytes.