| meteR-package {meteR} | R Documentation |
Analyses with the Maximum Entropy Theory of Ecology (METE)
Description
Fits and plots macroecological patterns predicted by the Maximum Entropy Theory of Ecology (METE)
Details
| Package: | meteR |
| Type: | Package |
| Version: | 1.0 |
| Date: | 2014-01-04 |
| License: | GPL-2 |
Author(s)
Andy Rominger, Cory Merow, John Harte
Maintainer: Cory Merow cory.merow@gmail.com
References
Harte, J., Zillio, T., Conlisk, E. & Smith, A. (2008). Maximum entropy and the state-variable approach to macroecology. Ecology, 89, 2700-2711.
Harte, J. (2008). From Spatial Pattern in the Distribution and Abundance of Species to a Unified Theory of Ecology: The Role of Maximum Entropy Methods. Applied Optimization pp. 243-272. Applied Optimization. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Harte, J., Smith, A.B. & Storch, D. (2009). Biodiversity scales from plots to biomes with a universal species-area curve. Ecology Letters, 12, 789-797.
Harte, J. (2011). Maximum entropy and ecology: a theory of abundance, distribution, and energetics. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.