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title: 'ascent: Multi-Layer Decomposition of Functional Community Restructuring'
version: 0.5.0
doi: 10.5281/zenodo.20388185
identifiers:
- type: doi
  value: 10.32614/CRAN.package.ascent
abstract: 'Implements the ''ASC-CFD'' (Assemblage Shift Characterization - Community
  Functional Dynamics) framework for decomposing functional community restructuring
  into positional (centroid displacement), dispersive (functional dispersion), and
  boundary (convex hull volume) components. Tests each component against two null
  models: a sampling null model (individuals or replicates reassigned between communities)
  and a stratified trait-permutation null model, with a single global test when many
  communities are compared. Functional entities (species with similar traits) help
  detect replacement among similar species, and species-level leverage identifies
  the taxa driving functional shifts. Supports both temporal (paired) and spatial
  (pairwise) comparisons.'
authors:
- family-names: Muñoz-Li
  given-names: Rogelio R.
  email: munozrogelio16@gmail.com
- family-names: Alvarez-Denis
  given-names: Flavia
preferred-citation:
  type: manual
  title: 'ascent: Multi-Layer Decomposition of Functional Community Restructuring'
  authors:
  - family-names: Muñoz-Li
    given-names: Rogelio R.
    email: munozrogelio16@gmail.com
  - family-names: Alvarez-Denis
    given-names: Flavia
  year: '2026'
  url: https://github.com/V3ndetta96/ascent
  doi: 10.5281/zenodo.20388185
  notes: R package version 0.5.0
repository: https://v3ndetta96.r-universe.dev
repository-code: https://github.com/V3ndetta96/ascent
commit: 48319b9de862f2608eeb035f5666fc716324d74f
url: https://github.com/V3ndetta96/ascent
date-released: '2026-10-16'
contact:
- family-names: Muñoz-Li
  given-names: Rogelio R.
  email: munozrogelio16@gmail.com