When indicator species identified from a network structure predict biodiversity
Ilhem Bouderbala, Daniel Fortin, Junior A. Tremblay, Christian Hébert, Antoine Allard, Patrick Desrosiers
The paper evaluates using indicator species from co-occurrence networks to predict biodiversity, finding they can reconstruct species assemblages but are often outperformed by climate-based models.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2026 · PreprintEcology