spatialEco is a collection of utilities for spatial data manipulation, query, sampling, and modelling in ecological applications. The functions include models for species population density, spatial smoothing, multivariate separability, and point process models for creating pseudo-absences. The package was authored by Jeffrey S. Evans.
Use Cases
- Model species population density based on the density modelling functions mentioned in the description.
- Perform spatial smoothing and exploratory analysis based on the statistical exploratory tools mentioned.
- Generate pseudo-absence data for species distribution models based on the point process model function.
- Calculate landscape metrics based on the raster-based metrics utilities.
- Optimize sampling strategies based on the quadrant-based sampling and cluster optimization functions.
Strengths
- Provides a focused suite of functions for ecological spatial analysis, as described.
- Includes specialized models for species density and pseudo absence generation, which are key for ecological modelling.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Jeffrey S. Evans
- Collection Method
- Software package providing analysis utilities.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Geography
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