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The abundant-centre is not all that abundant: a comment to Osorio-Olvera et al. 2020

Tad Dallas, Samuel Pironon, Luca Santini
doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.27.968586
Tad Dallas
aDepartment of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
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  • For correspondence: tad.a.dallas@gmail.com
Samuel Pironon
bRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, UK
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Luca Santini
cNational Research Council, Institute of Research on Terrestrial Ecosystems (CNR-IRET), Via Salaria km 29.300, 00015, Monterotondo (Rome), Italy
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Abstract

Species abundance is expected to decrease from the centre towards the edge of their ecological niches (abundant niche-centre hypothesis). Recently, Osorio-Olvera et al. (2020) reported strong support for the abundant niche-centre relationship in North American birds. We demonstrate here that methodological decisions strongly affected perceived support. Avoiding these issues casts doubt on conclusions by Osorio-Olvera et al. and the putative support for the abundant nichecentre hypothesis in North American birds.

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The authors have declared no competing interest.

Footnotes

  • Funding: TAD was supported by Louisiana State University.

  • Respond to reviewer concerns, and clarify some text and analyses.

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Tad Dallas, Samuel Pironon, Luca Santini
bioRxiv 2020.02.27.968586; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.27.968586
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Tad Dallas, Samuel Pironon, Luca Santini
bioRxiv 2020.02.27.968586; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.27.968586

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