Grace I. Ridder

Nov 1, 2024 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Czech Academy |Olivier J. Hardy |Otso Ovaskainen |Grace I. Ridder

1 INTRODUCTION Unravelling spatially structured ecological patterns is a task that has engaged geographical ecologists and macroecologists for decades. Yet, despite impressive advancements in statistics and modelling, scientists still debate over how to detect and account for biases that arise due to the effect of space (Beale et al., 2007; Diniz-Filho et al., 2003; Hodges & Reich, 2010; Lennon, 2000).