Functional traits and community composition: multilevel models outperform community-weighted means
Jesse E. D. Miller, Ellen I. Damschen, Anthony R. Ives
This study compares community-weighted means (CWM) and multilevel models (MLM) for analyzing trait-environment associations, finding MLM2 provides better type I error control and statistical power.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2017 · PreprintEcology