Test a continuous measure of canopy position to infer competition

Instead of using canopyStatus (TRUE/FALSE), I use here the canopyDistance which is the continuous difference between the tree height and s_star

Using the Generalized logistic Function with positive growth rate only:

  • sim1: \(Upper\) = 1; \(Lower\) = 0; \(Beta\) = 0.5; \(Mid\) varying [-30 - 40]
  • sim2: \(Upper\) = 1; \(Lower\) varying [0 - 1]; \(Beta\) = 0.5; \(Mid\) varying [-30 - 40]
  • sim3: \(Upper\) = 1; \(Lower\) = varying [0 - 1]; \(Beta\) = varying [0.001 - 5]; \(Mid\) varying [-30 - 40]

Rhat

Divergent transitions

Density plot of each parameter by species id

Data distribution

Size, temperature, precipitation and competition effect

Predictions

Sampling time