primer (version 0.1)

ProjMat: Palm Data Resampling

Description

A function to create a projection matrix from the Chamaedorea palm data sets. Specific to the forms of these data sets.

Usage

ProjMat(stagedat, fruitdat, seeddat)

Arguments

stagedat

Data on the vegetative stage of individuals through time; see stagedat.

fruitdat

Data on fruit production of individuals; see fruitdat.

seeddat

Data on seed fates; see seeddat.

Value

• Returns a 5 x 5 projection matrix based on palm data.

References

H. Caswell. Matrix Population Models: Construction, Analysis, and Interpretation. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, MA, USA, 2nd ed. edition, 2001.

S. P. Ellner and J. Guckenheimer. Dynamic Models in Biology. Princeton University Press, 2006.

M.H.H. Stevens. A Primer of Ecology with R. Use R! Series. Springer, 2009.

E.J. Berry, D.L. Gorchov, B.A. Endress, and M.H.H. Stevens. Source-sink dynamics within a plant population: the impact of substrate and herbivory on palm demography. Population Ecology, 50:63-77, 2008.

See Also

DemoInfo, DemoBoot, stagedat, fruitdat, seeddat,

Examples

data(stagedat); data(fruitdat); data(seeddat)
ProjMat(stagedat, fruitdat, seeddat)