Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side?
Low coefficient of determination (R2) is a basic source of the pains ubiquitous in ecology, since its emergences in assessing numerous ecological indicators often mean the bitter disasters. Our theoretical rethinking about it suggested that one of its key causes is the universal diversity of individ...
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| description | Low coefficient of determination (R2) is a basic source of the pains ubiquitous in ecology, since its emergences in assessing numerous ecological indicators often mean the bitter disasters. Our theoretical rethinking about it suggested that one of its key causes is the universal diversity of individual subjective adaptability, always combating with the ecological principle of pursuing generality. This inference inspired us to reversely reason that low R2 in ecology may mirror the B-side of this generality. With the diversity of individual subjective adaptability considered, we proposed two related B-sides – functional diversity and plant intelligence, and their case studies validated our reasoning. For seeking more B-sides, we devised exploratory analysis regression as the supportable methodological paradigm, for future study. Overall, when meeting low R2 in ecology, people should not just feel bitter but positively take advantage of it for expandingly making new cross-disciplinary discoveries. Our perspective, with philosophy conversion and paradigm innovation for converting low R2 from an assessor of ecological indicators to a novel ecological indicator, is of extensive implication on initiating new ecology-enlightened avenues for promoting many other fields. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ff30026926b84507bd510d6277b2320e2023-06-16T05:08:41ZengElsevierEcological Indicators1470-160X2023-09-01153110406Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side?Yi Lin0Kerstin Wiegand1School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; Corresponding author.Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen 37077, GermanyLow coefficient of determination (R2) is a basic source of the pains ubiquitous in ecology, since its emergences in assessing numerous ecological indicators often mean the bitter disasters. Our theoretical rethinking about it suggested that one of its key causes is the universal diversity of individual subjective adaptability, always combating with the ecological principle of pursuing generality. This inference inspired us to reversely reason that low R2 in ecology may mirror the B-side of this generality. With the diversity of individual subjective adaptability considered, we proposed two related B-sides – functional diversity and plant intelligence, and their case studies validated our reasoning. For seeking more B-sides, we devised exploratory analysis regression as the supportable methodological paradigm, for future study. Overall, when meeting low R2 in ecology, people should not just feel bitter but positively take advantage of it for expandingly making new cross-disciplinary discoveries. Our perspective, with philosophy conversion and paradigm innovation for converting low R2 from an assessor of ecological indicators to a novel ecological indicator, is of extensive implication on initiating new ecology-enlightened avenues for promoting many other fields.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23005484Low coefficient of determination (R2)Ecological generalityIndividual subjective adaptabilityFunctional diversityPlant intelligenceExploratory analysis regression |
| spellingShingle | Yi Lin Kerstin Wiegand Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side? Ecological Indicators Low coefficient of determination (R2) Ecological generality Individual subjective adaptability Functional diversity Plant intelligence Exploratory analysis regression |
| title | Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side? |
| title_full | Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side? |
| title_fullStr | Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side? |
| title_short | Low R2 in ecology: Bitter, or B-side? |
| title_sort | low r2 in ecology bitter or b side |
| topic | Low coefficient of determination (R2) Ecological generality Individual subjective adaptability Functional diversity Plant intelligence Exploratory analysis regression |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X23005484 |
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