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Comment on “Global distribution of earthworm diversity”
James, S.W.; Csuzdi, C.; Chang, C.-H.; Aspe, N.M.; Jiménez, J.J.; Feijoo, A.; Blouin, M.; Lavelle, P. (2021). Comment on “Global distribution of earthworm diversity”. Science (Wash.) 371(6525): eabe4629. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abe4629
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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  • James, S.W.
  • Csuzdi, C.
  • Chang, C.-H.
  • Aspe, N.M.
  • Jiménez, J.J.
  • Feijoo, A.
  • Blouin, M.
  • Lavelle, P.
Abstract
    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.
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