Bias in the shoreline development index: Ecological implications illustrated with an analysis of littoral-pelagic habitat coupling

Seekell, D.; Cael, B.B.

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Bias in the shoreline development index: Ecological implications illustrated with an analysis of littoral-pelagic habitat coupling

Seekell, D.; Cael, B.B. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-5718. 2024 Bias in the shoreline development index: Ecological implications illustrated with an analysis of littoral-pelagic habitat coupling. Limnologica, 106, 126173. 10.1016/j.limno.2024.126173

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Abstract

We reexamined the relationship between the shoreline development index and metrics of habitat coupling using a bias-corrected variant of the shoreline development index. Our findings suggest that previously reported correlations may be artifacts of scale-dependent bias in shoreline development index measurements. The results highlight the need for careful measurement when seeking to understand links between lake morphology and ecological processes.

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