Creates an species object in form of an R6 class that stores and handles all the parts that define a species.
Public fields
name<string>name or ID of the species.processes<list>of<metaRangeProcesses>. The processes that describe how the species interacts with the environment, itself and other species.traits<environment>holds the traits of the species.sim<metaRangeSimulation>A reference to the metaRangeSimulation simulation object that the species is part of. Useful to access environmental data or data of other species.
Methods
Method new()
Creates a new metaRangeSpecies object
Usage
metaRangeSpecies$new(name, sim)Arguments
name<string>name or ID of the species.sim<metaRangeSimulation>A reference to the metaRangeSimulation simulation object that the species is part of. Useful to access environmental data or data of other species.
Examples
# The following is only for illustration purposes!
# species should be added to a simulation via the `add_species` method
# of the simulation object.
sim_env <- terra::sds(terra::rast(vals = 1, nrow = 2, ncol = 2))
test_sim <- metaRangeSimulation$new(source_environment = sim_env)
sp <- metaRangeSpecies$new(name = "species_01", sim = test_sim)
spMethod print()
Prints information about the species to the console
Examples
## ------------------------------------------------
## Method `metaRangeSpecies$new`
## ------------------------------------------------
# The following is only for illustration purposes!
# species should be added to a simulation via the `add_species` method
# of the simulation object.
sim_env <- terra::sds(terra::rast(vals = 1, nrow = 2, ncol = 2))
test_sim <- metaRangeSimulation$new(source_environment = sim_env)
sp <- metaRangeSpecies$new(name = "species_01", sim = test_sim)
sp
#> Species: species_01
#> processes:
#> NULL
#> traits:
#> character(0)