buffer_sdm: Create buffer around occurrences

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Create buffer around occurrences

Description

Create buffer around records in occ_data to be used as study area

Usage

buffer_sdm(occ_data, size = NULL, crs = NULL, mcp = FALSE)

Arguments

occ_data	A data.frame object with species, decimalLongitude and decimalLatitude columns. Usually the output from GBIF_data.
size	numeric. The distance between the record and the margin of the buffer (i.e. buffer radius).
crs	numeric. Indicates which EPSG it the occ_data in.
mcp	boolean. Should the buffer be applied in each record (FALSE) or in a minimum convex polygon/convex hull (TRUE)? Standard is FALSE.

Value

A sf buffer around occ_data records.

Author(s)

Luíz Fernando Esser ([e-mail]) https://luizfesser.wordpress.com

See Also

GBIF_data

Examples

# Create sdm_area object:
study_area <- buffer_sdm(occ, size=50000, crs=6933)
plot(study_area)

caretSDM documentation built on March 10, 2026, 5:08 p.m.