SpatEntropy (version 0.1.0)

data_rainforest: Rainforest tree data.

Description

A marked point pattern dataset about four rainforest tree species.

Usage

data_rainforest

Arguments

Format

A ppp object (see package spatstat) with 7251 points, containing:

window

An object of type owin (see package spatstat), the 1000x500 metres observation area

x, y

Numeric vectors with points' coordinates

marks

A character vector matching the tree species to the data points

Details

This dataset documents the presence of tree species over Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Barro Colorado Island has been the focus of intensive research on lowland tropical rainforest since 1923 (http://www.ctfs.si.edu). Research identified several tree species over a rectangular observation window of size 1000x500 metres; the tree species constitute the point data categorical mark. This dataset presents 4 species with different spatial configurations: Acalypha diversifolia, Chamguava schippii, Inga pezizifera and Rinorea sylvatica. The overall dataset has a total number of 7251 points. The dataset is analyzed with spatial entropy measures in Altieri et al (2017) (references can be found at SpatEntropy).