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Size distributions of species in nature often show a lumpy pattern, illustrated here for European aquatic beetles (a, data compiled by Drost et al.; ref. 46), phytoplankton species of the Dutch Border Lakes (b, unpublished data from the RIZA Institute), and American prairie birds (c, data compiled by Holling; ref. 38).
