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SUBMITTER: D'Andrea R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446820 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
D'Andrea Rafael R Gibbs Theo T O'Dwyer James P JP
PLoS computational biology 20200730 7
Neutral theory assumes all species and individuals in a community are ecologically equivalent. This controversial hypothesis has been tested across many taxonomic groups and environmental contexts, and successfully predicts species abundance distributions across multiple high-diversity communities. However, it has been critiqued for its failure to predict a broader range of community properties, particularly regarding community dynamics from generational to geological timescales. Moreover, it is ...[more]