branch_distribution_plot: Diagnostic Plot of Branch Diameter Distribution

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branch_distribution_plotR Documentation

Diagnostic Plot of Branch Diameter Distribution

Description

Generates a diagnostic plot showing the distribution of branch diameters in a QSM. This is a wrapper around 'branch_size_distribution()' which computes branch metrics.

Usage

branch_distribution_plot(qsm)

Arguments

qsm

A QSM object (e.g., data frame returned by 'run_treeqsm()') containing cylinder information.

Details

The function calls 'branch_size_distribution()' with 'plot = FALSE' to compute branch volumes at midpoints of diameter bins, then generates a bar plot showing total volume per diameter bin.

Value

A 'ggplot' object displaying branch diameter (x-axis) versus total branch volume (y-axis).

Examples

qsm_file = system.file('extdata',"tree_0744_qsm.txt", package='tReeTraits')
qsm = load_qsm(qsm_file)
branch_distribution_plot(qsm)

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