Simulated species distribution and abundance informed by spatiotemporal and environmental covariates.
Code author: Stephanie Brodie
Brodie et al. (2019).Ecography. Trade-offs in covariate selection for species distribution models: a methodological comparison. doi: 10.1111/ecog.04707
1. Simulation_Function: function to simulate species presence and abundance in time and space, and with respect to environmental habitat preferences.
2. Shape: png images imported into the Simulated_Function to change spatiotemporal modles between high, medium, and low