A new variance ratio metric to detect the timescale of compensatory dynamics
L. Zhao, S. Wang, L. M. Hallett, A. Rypel, L. W. Sheppard, M. C. N. Castorani, L. G. Shoemaker, K. L. Cottingham, K. Suding, D. C. Reuman
The paper introduces a timescale-specific variance ratio metric to quantify compensatory dynamics in ecological communities and applies it to grassland data, showing variation in compensation across timescales.
bioRxiv · Aug 28, 2019Ecology