Author
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Rinella, Matthew |
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Reinhart, Kurt |
Submitted to: Ecology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 12/20/2017 Publication Date: 1/18/2018 Citation: Rinella, M.J., Reinhart, K.O. 2018. Toward more robust plant-soil feedback research. Ecology. 95:550-556. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2146. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2146 Interpretive Summary: Teste et al. (Reports, 13 January 2017, p. 173) report a trait explaining plant responses to soil bacteria and fungi. Their experimental methods embodied untestable assumptions, and even if these assumptions were met, their analytical assumptions were not. We present (appreciably changed) results of a corrected analysis. Technical Abstract: Teste et al. (Reports, 13 January 2017, p. 173) report a trait explaining plant responses to soil biota. Their experimental methods embodied untestable assumptions, and even if these assumptions were met, their analytical assumptions were not. We present (appreciably changed) results of a corrected analysis. |