prep_data {ecospace}R Documentation

Internal Ecospace Functions.

Description

Internal functions not intended to be called directly by users.

Usage

prep_data(ecospace, Smax)

Arguments

ecospace

An ecospace framework (functional trait space) of class ecospace.

Smax

Maximum number of species (or other taxa) to include in simulation.

Details

Pre-allocate the basic data frame structure so classes (and factor levels, if used) are properly set. Bit clunky but efficient solution: adding first placeholder column allows cbind to work properly with data frame later, but requires deleting that placeholder at end.

Value

Returns an empty data frame with pre-defined number of species and functional traits of proper class type.

See Also

create_ecospace for how to create an ecospace framework (functional trait space).


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