Many analyses that use spatial point patterns seek answers to questions about what factors generate variation among cases.
This package implements the method described by Bagchi and Illian (2015)
for replicated point pattern analysis, using algorithms for mixed
effects models from the lme4 package (Bates et al. (2015).)
For a tutorial on how to use the package for basic analyses, refer to the tutorial (Bagchi et al. (2022)).
Bagchi, R., and J. B. Illian. 2015. A method for analysing replicated point patterns in ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 6:482–490, DOI:10.1111/2041-210X.12335.
Bagchi, R., M. C. LaScaleia, V. R. Milici, and D. Dalui. 2022. Replicated Spatial Point Pattern Analyses for Ecological Inference: A Tutorial Using the RSPPlme4 Package in R. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5:810010, DOI:10.3389/ffgc.2022.810010.
Bates, D., M. Mächler, B. Bolker, and S. Walker. 2015. Fitting linear mixed-effects models using lme4. Journal of Statistical Software 67:1–48, DOI:10.18637/jss.v067.i01.