Abstract:The analysis of spatial point patterns has greatly advanced our understanding of ecological processes. However, the methods currently available for analyzing replicated spatial point patterns (RSPPs) are rarely used by ecologists. One barrier to the use of RSPP analyses is a lack of software to implement the approaches that have been developed in the statistical literature. Here, we provide a practical guide to RSPP analysis and introduce the RSPPlme4 R package that implements the approaches we discuss. The me… Show more
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