Comment on "A Keystone Mutualism Drives Pattern in a Power Function"
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- 22 September 2006
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 313 (5794) , 1739
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1129115
Abstract
Vandermeer and Perfecto (Reports, 17 February 2006, p. 1000) reported a general power law pattern in the distribution of a common agricultural pest. However, there is an exact analytical solution for the expected cluster distribution under the proposed null model of density-independent growth in a patchy landscape. Reanalysis of the data shows that the system is not in a critical state but confirms the importance of a mutualism.Keywords
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