Over the last two decades spatial point pattern analysis (SPPA) has become increasingly
popular in ecological research. To direct future work in this area we review studies using …

Envelope tests are a popular tool in spatial statistics, where they are used in goodness-of-fit
testing. These tests graphically compare an empirical function T (r) with its simulated …

This paper presents a review of the most common methods in ecological studies aimed at
spatial analysis of population structures (horizontal and vertical), based on point process …

Abstract Model testing is a central step of spatial point pattern analysis, which allows
ecologists to judge if their data agree with ecological hypotheses. We present a simple and …

Questions Studying the spatial distribution of tree species is fundamental to understanding
the ecological processes governing forest dynamics. Habitat filtering and dispersal limitation …

The fitness consequences of joining a group are highly dependent on ecological context,
especially for non-kin. To assess the relationships between cooperation and environment …

The rank envelope test (Myllymäki et al. in JR Stat Soc B, doi: 10.1111/rssb. 12172, 2016) is
proposed as a solution to the multiple testing problem for Monte Carlo tests. Three different …

We congratulate the authors for their comprehensive review of the statistical summary
characteristics for marked spatial point processes. These characteristics are valuable for …

This paper reviews recent advances made in testing in spatial statistics and discussed at the
Spatial Statistics conference in Avignon 2015. The rank and directional quantile envelope …

Tree spatial patterns in dry coniferous forests of the western United States, and analogous
ecosystems globally, were historically aggregated, comprising a mixture of single trees and …