This explains the diversity of methods and their emphasis on statistical inference. But it isn't necessarily true, that the current best choice for methods impl

This explains the diversity of methods and their emphasis on statistical inference. But it isn't necessarily true, that the current best choice for methods implies that the outcomes from using these methods are good. In this case, if we expect that these methods are underpowered in the ecological context, then we should expect them to perform better in a more controlled one, or else they would be useless. But given the author is correct... then, well, there's obviously room for more thought.