nicheModeling

Scripts for creating maps and performing niche modeling using R.

The general workflow is as follows:

• mapping.R: importing taxon occurrence data into R, creating maps, creating custom shapefiles
• layerPrep.R: masking/clipping BioClim layers, looking for correlations between layers
• maxent.R: creating niche models using occurrence data and climate layers
• nicheOverlap.R: assessing whether niche models for different taxa are distinct from each other

There are a number of files and directories that are downloaded or created during this analysis. To perform all commands in layerPrep.R, you should download the BioClim layers and store them in a convenient place (note the paths for using these layers may need to be changed). Clipped layers are included in layers/ for your convenience.