Complementary Package to 'nicheROVER' and 'SIBER'.

nichetools

{nichetools} is a complementary package to {nicheROVER} and {SIBER} that allows the user to extract Bayesian estimates from data objects created by {nicheROVER} or {SIBER}.(e.g., niche size and similarities).

Installation

You can install the development version of {nichetools} using the following:

install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("benjaminhlina/nichetools")

You can install the r-universe version of {nichetools} using the following:

install.packages("nichetools", 
repos = c("https://benjaminhlina.r-universe.dev", 
"https://cran.r-project.org"))

Progress

• [X] create extract_mu()

  • [X] build tests for extract_mu()

• [X] create extract_sigma()

  • [X] build tests for extract_sigma()

• [X] create niche_ellipse()

  • [X] build tests for niche_ellipse()

• [x] create extract_overlap()

  • [X] build tests for extract_overlap()

• [X] create extract_niche_size()

  • [X] build tests for extract_niche_size()

• [X] Create vignette/modify blog post vignette

Citation

To cite this package please cite the following publications

• Swanson, H.K., Lysy, M., Power, M., Stasko, A.D., Johnson, J.D., and Reist, J.D. 2015. A new probabilistic method for quantifying n-dimensional ecological niches and niche overlap. Ecology 96(2): 318–324. doi:10.1890/14-0235.1

• Jackson, A.L., Inger, R., Parnell, A.C., and Bearhop, S. 2011. Comparing isotopic niche widths among and within communities: SIBER – Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses in R. Journal of Animal Ecology 80(3): 595–602. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2011.01806.x.

• Hlina B.L. (2024). nichetools: Complementary package to nicheROVER and SIBER. R package version 0.2.0. https://benjaminhlina.github.io/nichetools/