EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package

EcoNicheS (https://github.com/armandosunny/EcoNicheS) is a comprehensive R package built on a Shiny dashboard that offers an intuitive and streamlined workflow for creating ecological niche models (ENMs) and landscape connectivity models. It incorporates tools for niche modeling, overlap analysis, a...

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Main Authors: Armando Sunny, Clere Marmolejo, Rodrigo Vidal-López, Fredy A. Falconi-Briones, Ángela P. Cuervo-Robayo, René Bolom-Huet
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Rodrigo Vidal-López
Fredy A. Falconi-Briones
Ángela P. Cuervo-Robayo
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description EcoNicheS (https://github.com/armandosunny/EcoNicheS) is a comprehensive R package built on a Shiny dashboard that offers an intuitive and streamlined workflow for creating ecological niche models (ENMs) and landscape connectivity models. It incorporates tools for niche modeling, overlap analysis, and connectivity modeling, leveraging robust algorithms from the biomod2 suite. EcoNicheS is designed to simplify the technical complexities of ENMs, bridging the gap between advanced modeling techniques and user accessibility. The package offers an interactive interface for streamlined data input, model parameterization, and result visualization. Its comprehensive toolset includes occurrence data processing, pseudoabsence point generation, urbanization filters, and ecological connectivity modeling, distinguishing it from other platforms. EcoNicheS integrates innovative workflows with dynamic output visualizations while emphasizing reproducibility and comparability across statistical methods. Its practical applications span diverse research fields, including biogeography, epidemiology, evolutionary studies, climate change impacts, landscape connectivity, and biodiversity conservation. This versatility makes EcoNicheS a valuable resource for advancing in ecological and conservation science.
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spelling doaj-art-a2e9ecb1443a45b98ef1e3b83bc57d062025-08-20T02:10:49ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592025-03-0113e1913610.7717/peerj.19136EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R packageArmando Sunny0Clere Marmolejo1Rodrigo Vidal-López2Fredy A. Falconi-Briones3Ángela P. Cuervo-Robayo4René Bolom-Huet5Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas Aplicadas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Estado de México, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas Aplicadas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Estado de México, MexicoCentro de Innovación Digital “Mandra” Laboratorio Nacional de Enseñanza e Innovación aplicando Cómputo de Alto Rendimiento (EICAR), CONAHCyT, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Estado de México, MexicoDepartamento de Conservación de la Biodiversidad, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, MexicoLaboratorio Nacional Conahcyt de Biología del Cambio Climático, CONAHCyT, Mexico City, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Ciencias Biológicas Aplicadas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Estado de México, MexicoEcoNicheS (https://github.com/armandosunny/EcoNicheS) is a comprehensive R package built on a Shiny dashboard that offers an intuitive and streamlined workflow for creating ecological niche models (ENMs) and landscape connectivity models. It incorporates tools for niche modeling, overlap analysis, and connectivity modeling, leveraging robust algorithms from the biomod2 suite. EcoNicheS is designed to simplify the technical complexities of ENMs, bridging the gap between advanced modeling techniques and user accessibility. The package offers an interactive interface for streamlined data input, model parameterization, and result visualization. Its comprehensive toolset includes occurrence data processing, pseudoabsence point generation, urbanization filters, and ecological connectivity modeling, distinguishing it from other platforms. EcoNicheS integrates innovative workflows with dynamic output visualizations while emphasizing reproducibility and comparability across statistical methods. Its practical applications span diverse research fields, including biogeography, epidemiology, evolutionary studies, climate change impacts, landscape connectivity, and biodiversity conservation. This versatility makes EcoNicheS a valuable resource for advancing in ecological and conservation science.https://peerj.com/articles/19136.pdfEcological niche modelingShiny dashboardR packageHabitat suitabilitySpecies distribution modelingLandscape connectivity
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EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package
PeerJ
Ecological niche modeling
Shiny dashboard
R package
Habitat suitability
Species distribution modeling
Landscape connectivity
title EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package
title_full EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package
title_fullStr EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package
title_full_unstemmed EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package
title_short EcoNicheS: enhancing ecological niche modeling, niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and R package
title_sort econiches enhancing ecological niche modeling niche overlap and connectivity analysis using the shiny dashboard and r package
topic Ecological niche modeling
Shiny dashboard
R package
Habitat suitability
Species distribution modeling
Landscape connectivity
url https://peerj.com/articles/19136.pdf
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