Lack of definition of mathematical terms in ecology: The case of the sigmoid class of functions in macro‐ecology

Abstract Defining mathematical terms and objects is a constant issue in ecology; often definitions are absent, erroneous, or imprecise. Through a bibliographic prospection, we show that this problem appears in macro‐ecology (biogeography and community ecology) where the lack of definition for the si...

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Main Authors: Ugoline Godeau, Christophe Bouget, Jérémy Piffady, Tiffani Pozzi, Frédéric Gosselin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-12-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7016