R: Generation of Virtual Species Distributions

# Generation of Virtual Species Distributions

## Documentation for package ‘virtualspecies’ version 1.6.1

- DESCRIPTION file
- Package NEWS

## Help Pages

betaFun | Beta response function
convertToPA | Convert a virtual species distribution (or a suitability raster) into presence-absence
custnorm | Normal function defined by extremes
formatFunctions | Format and visualise functions used to generate virtual species with 'generateSpFromFun'
generateRandomSp | Generate a random virtual species distribution from environmental variables
generateSpFromBCA | Generate a virtual species distribution from a Between Component Analysis of environmental variables
generateSpFromFun | Generate a virtual species distributions with responses to environmental variables
generateSpFromPCA | Generate a virtual species distribution with a PCA of environmental variables
limitDistribution | Limit a virtual species distribution to a defined area
linearFun | Linear function
logisticFun | Logistic function
plotResponse | Visualise the response of the virtual species to environmental variables
plotSuitabilityToProba | Visualise the function that was used to transform environmental suitability into probability of occurrence
quadraticFun | Quadratic function
removeCollinearity | Remove collinearity among variables of a raster stack
sampleOccurrences | Sample occurrences in a virtual species distribution
synchroniseNA | Synchronise NA values among layers of a stack