chooseGCM

The goal ofchooseGCM is to help researchers aiming toproject Species Distribution Models and Ecological Niche Models tofuture scenarios by applying a selection routine to the GeneralCirculation Models.

Installation

You can install the development version ofchooseGCMfromGitHubwith:

install.packages("devtools")devtools::install_github("luizesser/chooseGCM")

The package is also available on CRAN. Users are able to install itusing the following code:

install.packages("chooseGCM")

Other packages

If you likedchooseGCM, get to know our other packages.Currently, we have also thecaretSDMpackage, a package to run Species Distribution Modeling, which is alsoused in the article

Esser, L.F., Bailly, D., Lima, M.R., Ré, R. 2025. chooseGCM: AToolkit to Select General Circulation Models in R. Global Change Biology, 31(1), e70008. Available at:https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70008.

to testchooseGCM using SDMs.

Three breakthroughs distinguishcaretSDM:

1. The strong geoprocessing background that allows for automation onspatial data handling by rescaling data to a common grid, with thepossibility to model distributions using river networks (via segmentedlines), overcoming limitations for aquatic species, while also enablinginteractive data viewing without the use of an external GISsoftware;

2. The underlying ML tools that allows for the integration of 115+classification algorithms with automated workflows, from hyperparametertuning to ensemble prediction, eliminating coding barriers for advancedtechniques, while allowing flexibility for experienced users;

3. The use of recyclable objects, designed to track all analysissteps within a single class, enhancing transparency and scientificrigor.

caretSDM is available on both GitHub and CRAN:

install.packages("devtools")devtools::install_github("luizesser/caretSDM")

install.packages("caretSDM")