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METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 12, 期 3, 页码 443-448出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13537
关键词
biodiversity; distance measures; ecosystem functioning; functional diversity; mixed data; species coexistence
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资金
- Czech Science Foundation [20-17282S]
- Agencia Estatal de Investigacion [PGC2018-099027-B-I00]
- NKFIH [K 124671]
The study introduces a new method to produce multi-trait dissimilarity with more uniform contributions from different traits. This is crucial for interpreting the ecological effects of complex species differences. The gawdis r package has potential applications in improving equitability in distance-based measures in various fields of research.
Functional trait differences between species are key drivers of community assembly and ecosystem functioning. Quantifying these differences routinely requires using approaches like the Gower distance to combine various types of traits into a multi-trait dissimilarity. Without special care, the Gower distance can however produce a multi-trait dissimilarity with a disproportional contribution of certain traits, particularly categorical traits and bundle of correlated traits reflecting similar ecological functions. These effects persist even after applying multivariate analyses traditionally used to reduce trait dimensionality. We propose the 'gawdis' R function, and corresponding package, to produce multi-trait dissimilarity with more uniform contributions of different traits, including fuzzy coded ones. The approach is based on minimizing the differences in the correlation between the dissimilarity of each trait, or groups of traits, and the multi-trait dissimilarity. This is done using either an analytical or a numerical solution, both available in the function. Properly taking into account the contribution of multiple traits into multi-trait dissimilarity is key for interpreting the ecological effects of complex species differences. The gawdis r package in CRAN can be further applied to improve equitability in distance-based measures in other field of research, such as social sciences or marketing surveys, which routinely analyse mixed type data.
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