Review: EcoAI-Resilience — When R² = 0.99 Should Make You Nervous, Not Confident

Key Points

• To evaluate the implications of high R² values in ecological resilience assessments.
• Reviewed literature on resilience measurement and interpretation of R² values.
• Analyzed case studies demonstrating potential pitfalls of overconfidence in model predictions.
• High R² values can lead to false confidence in ecological models.
• Misinterpretation of statistical significance may occur, potentially skewing conservation efforts.