Navigating the integration of biotic interactions in biogeography

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 550 - 559
• Main Authors: Thuiller, Wilfried, Calderón‐Sanou, Irene, Chalmandrier, Loïc, Gaüzère, Pierre, O'Connor, Louise M. J., Ohlmann, Marc, Poggiato, Giovanni, Münkemüller, Tamara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2024; Wiley
• Subjects: Anthropocene; Anthropocene epoch; biodiversity models; biodiversity patterns; Biogeography; biotic interactions; Demography; Ecology, environment; ecosystems; Empirical analysis; geographical distribution; Integration; Life Sciences; networks; space and time; species distributions; Symbiosis

Biotic interactions are widely recognised as the backbone of ecological communities, but how best to study them is a subject of intense debate, especially at macro‐ecological scales. While some researchers claim that biotic interactions need to be observed directly, others use proxies and statistica...