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R Tools for Paleontology:
VAVREK

Plain-Language &
Multilingual  Abstracts

Abstract

Introduction

What is R and Why Should We Use It?

Setting Up the Environment

Loading Your Data in R

Distance/Stance/Similarity/Beta Diversity Indices

Non-Parametric Species Estimators and Rarefaction

Minimum Spanning Trees

Biogeography and GIS

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Appendix

 

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fossil: Palaeoecological and palaeogeographical analysis tools

Matthew J. Vavrek

ABSTRACT

The fossil software package is a collection of analytical tools to synthetically analyse ecological and geographical data sets. The software is designed to be used with the R Statistical Language and is under an Open Source license, making it free to download, use or modify. The package includes functions for estimating species richness, shared species/beta diversity, species area curves and geographic distances and areas. The package also contains extensive documentation and examples of how to use all of the functions.

Matthew J. Vavrek. Redpath Museum, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec H4A 2K6, Canada

KEY WORDS: data analysis; software; palaeoecology; biogeography; palaeobiodiversity

PE Article Number: 14.1.1T
Copyright: Paleontological Society. March 2011
Copyright of fossil package and code: M.J. Vavrek
Submission: 9 April 2010. Acceptance: 30December 2010
 

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R Tools for Paleontology
Plain-Language & Multilingual  Abstracts | Abstract | Introduction | What is R and Why Should We Use It?
 Setting Up the Environment | Loading Your Data in R | Distance/Stance/Similarity/Beta Diversity Indices
 Non-Parametric Species Estimators and Rarefaction |  Minimum Spanning Trees
Biogeography and GIS | Conclusions | Acknowledgements | References | Appendix
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