environmental gradients

Spatial analyses of multi‐trophic terrestrial vertebrate assemblages in Europe

Aim Although much has been said on the spatial distribution of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of vertebrates, how this diversity interacts in food webs and how these interactions change across space are largely unknown. Here, we analysed the …

Simple parametric tests for trait–environment association

Question The community weighted means (CWM) approach is an easy way of analyzing trait-environment association by regressing (or correlating) the mean trait per plot against an environmental variable and assessing the statistical significance of the …