Open AccessThe MIGCLIM R package – seamless integration of dispersal constraints into projections of species distribution models
Author(s) -
Engler Robin,
Hordijk Wim,
Guisan Antoine
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07608.x
Subject(s) - biological dispersal , propagule , ecology , species distribution , computer science , software , fragmentation (computing) , habitat , cellular automaton , biology , algorithm , population , demography , sociology , programming language
The MIGCLIM R package is a function library for the open source R software that enables the implementation of species‐specific dispersal constraints into projections of species distribution models under environmental change and/or landscape fragmentation scenarios. The model is based on a cellular automaton and the basic modeling unit is a cell that is inhabited or not. Model parameters include dispersal distance and kernel, long distance dispersal, barriers to dispersal, propagule production potential and habitat invasibility. The MIGCLIM R package has been designed to be highly flexible in the parameter values it accepts, and to offer good compatibility with existing species distribution modeling software. Possible applications include the projection of future species distributions under environmental change conditions and modeling the spread of invasive species.