Beyond variance: simple random distributions are not a good proxy for intraspecific variability in systems with environmental structure
C. Girard-Tercieux, G. Vieilledent, A. T. Clark, J. S. Clark, B. Courbaud, C. Fortunel, G. Kunstler, R. Pelissier, N. Rueger, I. Marechaux
This paper shows that using random noise to represent unexplained intraspecific variability in ecological models can lead to inaccurate community dynamics simulations.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2022Ecology