nicheR - Ellipsoid-Based Virtual Niches and Visualization
Provides a robust set of tools for researchers and
modelers to construct and define virtual ecological niches
using ellipsoid geometries. It enables the identification and
extraction of suitable environmental areas, simulation of
species occurrence points with various sampling strategies, and
visualization of niche boundaries and simulated occurrences in
both environmental and geographic space. Inspired by
methodologies in 'NicheA' and the 'virtualspecies' R package,
'nicheR' aims to streamline the process of niche
conceptualization and data generation for ecological studies.
Methodological and theoretical foundations are described in
Peterson et al. (2011, ISBN:9780691136882), Etherington et al.
(2009) <doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02041.x>, Qiao et al.
(2015) <doi:10.1111/ecog.01961>, Nunez-Penichet et al. (2021)
<doi:10.21425/F5FBG52142>, Cobos and Peterson (2022)
<doi:10.17161/bi.v17i.15985>, Alkishe et al. (2022)
<doi:10.5194/we-22-33-2022>, and Leroy et al. (2015)
<doi:10.1111/ecog.01388>.
