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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.