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Replying to S. Saavedra & D. B. Stouffer Nature 500, 10.1038/nature12380 (2013)

Saavedra and Stouffer1 claim that the results of James et al.2 are a consequence of the method used to randomize interaction matrices. We recognize the importance of examining alternative randomization schemes and have repeated our analysis using their methods. However, we find no evidence that ‘reconfirms the importance of nestedness in mutualistic communities’1.

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Figure 1: Accounting for degree distribution does not give a meaningful relationship between nestedness and persistence.

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  1. *Biomathematics Research Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8040, New Zealand,

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  2. and Departments of Biology and Mathematics, †York Centre for Complex Systems Analysis, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK,

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