MetaLandSim (version 0.2)

import.shape: Import a shapefile

Description

Imports a shapefile, converting it to an object of class 'metapopulation'.

Usage

import.shape(filename, path, species.col, ID.col, area.col, dispersal)

Arguments

filename

Character vector with the shapefile name.

path

Character vector with the path to the file.

species.col

Character vector with the name of the column (in the shapefile) with the species occupancy data.

ID.col

Character vector with the name of the column (in the shapefile) with the patch Id.

area.col

Character vector with the name of the column (in the shapefile) with the patch area, in hectares.

dispersal

Species mean dispersal ability, in meters.

Value

• Delivers an object of class 'metapopulation'.

See Also

rland.graph, convert.graph

Examples

rl1 <- import.shape(filename = 'yourshapefile.shp'
			,path = 'C:/yourpath...'
			,species.col= 'column with species'
			,ID.col='column with patch Id'
			,area.col='Column with area'
			,dispersal=800#Mean dispersal ability of the species 
			#(used to generate patch clusters, or components)
			)