IASDT.R: Modelling the distribution of invasive alien plant species in Europe

Overview

IASDT.R supports the invasive alien species (IAS) Digital Twin (IASDT), as part of the EU-funded BioDT project. This R package provides functions for processing input data (biotic and abiotic) and modelling the distribution of naturalised alien plant species (NAPS) across Europe using joint species distribution models.

• More information on the BioDT project can be found at this link.
• For an overview on the IASDT, see Khan, El-Gabbas, et al. .
• Documentation of the package functions can be found here.
• Click here for the workflow of the IASDT.
• The package also depends on ecokit for general ecological data analysis and visualisation.

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Installing the package

To install the most-recent development version of the package, use the following command:

remotes::install_github(repo = "BioDT/IASDT.R", dependencies = TRUE)

To update the package, use:

remotes::update_packages("IASDT.R", dependencies = TRUE)

If you are using renv, update the package with:

renv::update("IASDT.R", prompt = FALSE)

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Contribute to the package

Contributions, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome. Please make changes on a new branch and submit a pull request or make an issue here.

For questions, please get in touch with me at elgabbas[at]outlook[dot]com

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Citation

If you use the IASDT.R package, please cite it as:

El-Gabbas, A. (2025). IASDT.R: Modelling the distribution of invasive alien plant species in Europe. 10.5281/zenodo.14834384, R package version 0.1.05; https://github.com/BioDT/IASDT.R; https://biodt.eu.

Last update: 2025-12-19