Search Results - "O'Hara, Robert B."

Rewriting results sections in the language of evidence by Muff, Stefanie, Nilsen, Erlend B., O’Hara, Robert B., Nater, Chloé R.

“…Despite much criticism, black-or-white null-hypothesis significance testing with an arbitrary P-value cutoff still is the standard way to report scientific…”
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So Many Variables: Joint Modeling in Community Ecology by Warton, David I., Blanchet, F. Guillaume, O’Hara, Robert B., Ovaskainen, Otso, Taskinen, Sara, Walker, Steven C., Hui, Francis K.C.

“…Technological advances have enabled a new class of multivariate models for ecology, with the potential now to specify a statistical model for abundances…”
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QST–FST comparisons: evolutionary and ecological insights from genomic heterogeneity by Leinonen, Tuomas, McCairns, R. J. Scott, O'Hara, Robert B., Merilä, Juha

“…Key Points Comparison of divergence in quantitative traits ( Q ST ) with divergence in neutral molecular markers ( F ST ) allows the identification of trait…”
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Risk factors for the presence of chikungunya and dengue vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus), their altitudinal distribution and climatic determinants of their abundance in central Nepal by Dhimal, Meghnath, Gautam, Ishan, Joshi, Hari Datt, O'Hara, Robert B, Ahrens, Bodo, Kuch, Ulrich

“…The presence of the recently introduced primary dengue virus vector mosquito Aedes aegypti in Nepal, in association with the likely indigenous secondary vector…”
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Experience drives innovation of new migration patterns of whooping cranes in response to global change by Teitelbaum, Claire S., Converse, Sarah J., Fagan, William F., Böhning-Gaese, Katrin, O’Hara, Robert B., Lacy, Anne E., Mueller, Thomas

“…Anthropogenic changes in climate and land use are driving changes in migration patterns of birds worldwide. Spatial changes in migration have been related to…”
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Connecting dynamic vegetation models to data - an inverse perspective by Hartig, Florian, Dyke, James, Hickler, Thomas, Higgins, Steven I., O'Hara, Robert B., Scheiter, Simon, Huth, Andreas

“…Dynamic vegetation models provide process-based explanations of the dynamics and the distribution of plant ecosystems. They offer significant advantages over…”
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Limited climatic space for alternative ecosystem states in Africa by Higgins, Steven I, Conradi, Timo, Kruger, Laurence M, O'Hara, Robert B, Slingsby, Jasper A

“…One of the foundational premises of ecology is that climate determines ecosystems. This has been challenged by alternative ecosystem state models, which…”
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PointedSDMs: An R package to help facilitate the construction of integrated species distribution models by Mostert, Philip S., O'Hara, Robert B.

“…Ecological data are being collected at a large scale from a multitude of different sources, each with their own sampling protocols and assumptions. As a…”
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Millions of reads, thousands of taxa: microbial community structure and associations analyzed via marker genes by Bálint, Miklós, Bahram, Mohammad, Eren, A. Murat, Faust, Karoline, Fuhrman, Jed A., Lindahl, Björn, O'Hara, Robert B., Öpik, Maarja, Sogin, Mitchell L., Unterseher, Martin, Tedersoo, Leho

“…With high-throughput sequencing (HTS), we are able to explore the hidden world of microscopic organisms to an unpre-cedented level. The fast development of…”
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Response to ‘Why P values are not measures of evidence’ by D. Lakens by Muff, Stefanie, Nilsen, Erlend B., O’Hara, Robert B., Nater, Chloé R.

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Species distribution models are inappropriate for COVID-19 by Carlson, Colin J., Chipperfield, Joseph D., Benito, Blas M., Telford, Richard J., O’Hara, Robert B.

“…Species distribution models are a powerful tool for ecological inference, but not every use is biologically justified. Applying these tools to the COVID-19…”
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Joint reply to 'Rewriting results in the language of compatibility' by V. Amrhein and S. Greenland, and to 'The evidence contained in the P-value is context dependent' by F. Hartig and F. Barraquand by Muff, Stefanie, Nilsen, Erlend B., Nater, Chloé R., O’Hara, Robert B.

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Modelling seasonal dynamics, population stability, and pest control in Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) by Wieser, Andreas, Reuss, Friederike, Niamir, Aidin, Müller, Ruth, O'Hara, Robert B, Pfenninger, Markus

“…The invasive temperate mosquito Aedes japonicus japonicus is a potential vector for various infectious diseases and therefore a target of vector control…”
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Relocation, high-latitude warming and host genetic identity shape the foliar fungal microbiome of poplars by Bálint, Miklós, Bartha, László, O'Hara, Robert B., Olson, Matthew S., Otte, Jürgen, Pfenninger, Markus, Robertson, Amanda L., Tiffin, Peter, Schmitt, Imke

“…Micro‐organisms associated with plants and animals affect host fitness, shape community structure and influence ecosystem properties. Climate change is…”
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Uncovering the drivers of host‐associated microbiota with joint species distribution modelling by Björk, Johannes R., Hui, Francis K. C., O'Hara, Robert B., Montoya, Jose M.

“…In addition to the processes structuring free‐living communities, host‐associated microbiota are directly or indirectly shaped by the host. Therefore,…”
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Parasites as Biological Tags for Stock Discrimination of Beaked Redfish (Sebastes mentella): Parasite Infra-Communities vs. Limited Resolution of Cytochrome Markers by Klapper, Regina, Kochmann, Judith, O'Hara, Robert B, Karl, Horst, Kuhn, Thomas

“…The use of parasites as biological tags for discrimination of fish stocks has become a commonly used approach in fisheries management. Metazoan parasite…”
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What drives community dynamics? by Mutshinda, Crispin M., O'Hara, Robert B., Woiwod, Ian P.

“…The search for general mechanisms of community assembly is a major focus of community ecology. The common practice so far has been to examine alternative…”
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Dealing with varying detection probability, unequal sample sizes and clumped distributions in count data by Kotze, D Johan, O'Hara, Robert B, Lehvävirta, Susanna

“…Temporal variation in the detectability of a species can bias estimates of relative abundance if not handled correctly. For example, when effort varies in…”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of malaria and its association with climatic factors and vector-control interventions in two high-risk districts of Nepal by Dhimal, Meghnath, O'Hara, Robert B, Karki, Ramchandra, Thakur, Garib D, Kuch, Ulrich, Ahrens, Bodo

“…Over the last decade, the incidence of confirmed malaria has declined significantly in Nepal. The aim of this paper is to assess the spatio-temporal…”
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Long‐term population dynamics of a migrant bird suggests interaction of climate change and competition with resident species by Wittwer, Torben, O'Hara, Robert B, Caplat, Paul, Hickler, Thomas, Smith, Henrik G

“…The separation of abiotic and biotic factors affecting populations and communities is an important step in understanding how climate change can influence…”
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