Ecological context shapes the interpretation of biodiversity intactness metrics
Thiago Gonçalves‐Souza, Reginaldo Gusmao, Dimitris Gounaridis, Elnaz Amirahmadi, Dunya Diyadawagamage, Geoffrey McD. Lewis, Joshua Peter Newell, Peter B. Reich, Dominick Stoops, Kai Zhu, Benjamin P. Goldstein
The paper evaluates how ecological context affects the interpretation of Mean Species Abundance (MSA) as a biodiversity intactness metric across different biomes and taxonomic groups.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintEcology