Making the competitive exclusion principle operational at the biogeographical scale using fuzzy logic

In biogeography the competitive exclusion principle (CEP) has been confirmed in some cases but not in others. This has fueled an unresolved debate between those advocating niche theory or the neutral theory in biodiversity and biogeography. We suggest that this situation mainly arises from the use o...

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Main Authors: Raimundo Real, José C. Báez, Julia E. Fa, Jesús Olivero, Pelayo Acevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.991344/full