The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.
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- 1. Hakami AR, Khan KA, Ghramh HA, Ahmad Z, AL-zayd AAA (2020) Impact of artificial light intensity on nocturnal insect diversity in urban and rural areas of the Asir province, Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE 15(12): e0242315. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242315 pmid:33259480
Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: Impact of artificial light intensity on nocturnal insect diversity in urban and rural areas of the Asir province, Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0275939. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275939
Published: October 21, 2022
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