as.bipartite: Converts a network object (unipartite) to a two-mode...

In enaR: Tools for Ecological Network Analysis

Description

Bipartite network approaches are often used for analyzing the structure of interactions among species in communities. Although typically ecosystem networks are handled using a unipartite representation, anlayzing them from a bipartite perspective may be informative. This function provides an easy means for converting to a bipartite representation as long as there is a natural division to categorize species into distinct modes.

Usage

as.bipartite(x = "network object", y = "membership vector")

Arguments

x	A network object.
y	A vector of membership values.

Value

Returns a matrix with the species of one mode arrayed in rows and the other in columns.

Author(s)

Matthew K. Lau

Examples

data(oyster)
as.bipartite(oyster, gl(2, 3))

enaR documentation built on May 1, 2019, 10:54 p.m.