What is the price of using the Price equation in ecology?

Pierrick Bourrat; William Godsoe; Pradeep Pillai; Tarik C. Gouhier; Werner Ulrich; Nicholas J. Gotelli; Matthijs van Veelen

doi:10.1111/oik.10024

What is the price of using the Price equation in ecology?

Pierrick Bourrat, William Godsoe, Pradeep Pillai, Tarik C. Gouhier, Werner Ulrich, Nicholas J. Gotelli, Matthijs van Veelen^*

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Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

The Dialogue series is intended to promote critical thinking and the expression of contrasting or even opposing viewpoints on important ecological topics. Here, seven researchers debate the use of the Price equation, a framework that has long been used in evolution to analyze temporal changes in the frequency of traits and alleles. This Dialogue describes different philosophical and mathematical perspectives on the application of the Price equation to ecological questions such as the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF). The hope is that the broader scientific community will benefit from these contrasting viewpoints.

Original language	English
Article number	e10024
Pages (from-to)	1-12
Number of pages	12
Journal	Oikos
Volume	2023
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10024
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023

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Copyright the Author(s) 2023. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

Keywords

biodiversity and ecosystem function
community ecology
partitioning
Price equation

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