build_toy_net: Generating an example tripartite network randomly

In ILSM: Analyze Interconnection Structure of Tripartite Interaction Networks

Generating an example tripartite network randomly

Description

Generate a binary tripartite network with three groups of nodes (a-, b- and c-nodes) and two subnetworks (P and Q). Subnetwork P contains links between a- and b-nodes; Subnetwork Q contains links between b- and c-nodes;b-nodes (some of which are connector nodes) are shared nodes between two subnetworks.

Usage

build_toy_net(N_a, N_b, N_c, Co, output_matrices = FALSE)

Arguments

N_a	The number of nodes in the a-node group.
N_b	The number of nodes in the b-node group.
N_c	The number of nodes in the c-node group.
Co	The probability of creating a link between any two nodes. It ranges from 0 to 1.
output_matrices	Logical. Whether to output the entire adjacency matrix of the network and subnetworks. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

Return a random binary tripartite network.

References

Pilosof, S., Porter, M., Pascual, M. et al. The multilayer nature of ecological networks. Nat Ecol Evol 1, 0101 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-017-0101

Examples

set.seed(12)
Net <- build_toy_net(11,15,16,0.2)
plot(Net)

set.seed(12)
Net <- build_toy_net(11,15,16,0.2,output_matrices=TRUE)
Net

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