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Comment on “Global distribution of earthworm diversity”
Chun-han ChangNonillon M. AspeJuan J. JiménezManuel BlouinPatrick LavelleC. CsuzdiSamuel W. JamesAlexander Feijoosubject
0106 biological sciencesmedia_common.quotation_subject[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesInvasive speciesGlobal distributionSoilTemperate climateAnimalsOligochaetamedia_commonMultidisciplinarybiologyEcologyEarthwormTropicsSampling (statistics)04 agricultural and veterinary sciences15. Life on landbiology.organism_classificationGeographyGlobal distributionEarthworm040103 agronomy & agriculture0401 agriculture forestry and fisheriesSoilsSpecies richnessDiversity (politics)description
Phillips et al . (Reports, 25 October 2019, p. 480) incorrectly conclude that tropical earthworm communities are less diverse and abundant than temperate communities. This result is an artifact generated by some low-quality datasets, lower sampling intensity in the tropics, different patterns in richness-area relationships, the occurrence of invasive species in managed soils, and a focus on local rather than regional richness.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2021-01-07 |