Nestedness of benthic diatom metacommunity in relation to species niche width and environmental variables in a large near-natural catchment
Insight into the non-random distribution patterns of species in different regions is a foundational aim of research in community ecology and biogeography.The nestedness pattern, which investigates changes in species composition and abundance, has been widely used in numerous studies.However, studies on the nestedness of benthic diatoms are extremel