Comment on "Global distribution of earthworm diversity"
Journal
Science
Journal Volume
371
Journal Issue
6525
Pages
Article number eabe4629
Date Issued
2021-01-08
Author(s)
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.
Subjects
COMMUNITIES; RANGE
SDGs
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Type
review