Figure 6
Figure 6. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) plot visualizing the multivariate assemblage of traits applied within ecological research (each point = one study) according to: A) driver(s) of global change examined, B) level of environmental filtering, C) whether or not the studies generated ecological predictions, D) the type of study, E) focal ecosystem, and F) focal taxonomic group. Two-dimensional distance between points represents dissimilarity between multivariate trait sets in each study; shaded area represents the multivariate space occupied by studies in each level of the corresponding grouping factor.