cxr - A Toolbox for Modelling Species Coexistence in R
Recent developments in modern coexistence theory have
advanced our understanding on how species are able to persist
and co-occur with other species at varying abundances. However,
applying this mathematical framework to empirical data is still
challenging, precluding a larger adoption of the theoretical
tools developed by empiricists. This package provides a
complete toolbox for modelling interaction effects between
species, and calculate fitness and niche differences. The
functions are flexible, may accept covariates, and different
fitting algorithms can be used. A full description of the
underlying methods is available in GarcĂa-Callejas, D., Godoy,
O., and Bartomeus, I. (2020) <doi:10.1111/2041-210X.13443>.
Furthermore, the package provides a series of functions to
calculate dynamics for stage-structured populations across
sites.