A meta-analysis of 94 published studies was conducted to explore the impacts of farmland
application of antibiotic-contaminated manures on antibiotic concentrations and ARG …

Robust evidence exists that certain extreme weather and climate events, especially daily
temperature and precipitation extremes, have changed in regard to intensity and frequency …

Ecologists and evolutionary biologists rely on an increasingly sophisticated set of statistical
tools to describe complex natural systems. One such tool that has gained significant traction …

Kelps are ecologically important primary producers and ecosystem engineers, and play a
central role in structuring nearshore temperate habitats. They play an important role in …

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves. A recent
extreme warming event (2014–2016) of unprecedented magnitude and duration in the …

LOUISE B. FIRTH1, ANTONY M. KNIGHTS2, DANIELLE BRIDGER3, ALLY J. EVANS4,
NOVA MIESZKOWSKA5, 6, PIPPA J. MOORE4, NESSA E. O'CONNOR7, EMMA V …

Kelp forests along temperate and polar coastlines represent some of most diverse and
productive habitats on the Earth. Here, we synthesize information from> 60 years of research …

This paper introduces the R package lavaan. survey, a user-friendly interface to design-
based complex survey analysis of structural equation models (SEMs). By leveraging existing …

The flow of detritus between habitats is an important form of connectivity that affects regional
productivity and the spatial organization of marine ecosystems. Kelps form highly productive …

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is increasingly being chosen by researchers as a
framework for gaining scientific insights from the quantitative analyses of data. New ideas …