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Do not downplay biodiversity loss

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Fig. 1: The methodology adopted by Leung et al.1 would not detect global climate change.

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M.L. and C.d.M. acknowledge support from the TULIP Laboratory of Excellence (ANR-10-LABX-41).

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  1. Theoretical and Experimental Ecology Station, CNRS, Moulis, France

    Michel Loreau & Claire de Mazancourt

  2. Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

    Bradley J. Cardinale

  3. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, USA

    Forest Isbell

  4. Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, London, UK

    Tim Newbold

  5. Biodiversity Research Centre and Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Mary I. O’Connor

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M.L. designed the work and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. C.d.M. analysed the climate change data. All authors contributed to idea development and manuscript revisions.

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Loreau, M., Cardinale, B.J., Isbell, F. et al. Do not downplay biodiversity loss. Nature 601, E27–E28 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04179-7

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