Regression analysis is one of the most‐used statistical methods. Often part of the research
question is the identification of the most important regressors or an importance ranking of the …

Quantitative reconstructions from biological proxies have revolutionised palaeolimnology
but the methodology is not without problems. The most important of these result from …

Canonical analysis, a generalization of multiple regression to multiple‐response variables,
is widely used in ecology. Because these models often involve many parameters (one slope …

Deciphering the mechanisms that link biodiversity with ecosystem functions is critical to
understanding the consequences of changes in biodiversity. The hypothesis that …

We conducted a meta-analysis of carbon and oxygen isotopes from tree ring chronologies
representing 34 species across 10 biomes to better understand the environmental drivers …

Species distribution modelling is central to both fundamental and applied research in
biogeography. Despite widespread use of models, there are still important conceptual …

Growing human and ecological costs due to increasing wildfire are an urgent concern in
policy and management, particularly given projections of worsening fire conditions under …

Species sensitivity to forest fragmentation varies latitudinally, peaking in the tropics. A
prominent explanation for this pattern is that historical landscape disturbance at higher …

Because species invasions are a principal driver of the human-induced biodiversity crisis,
the identification of the major determinants of global invasions is a prerequisite for adopting …

Given widespread declines in pollinator communities and increasing global reliance on
pollinator-dependent crops, there is an acute need to develop a mechanistic understanding …