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Estimates Ecological Niche Models Using Ellipses

AIC.xnicherAkaike information criterion for a xnicher fit
assessAssess acceptance criteria for an optimization result
assess.xnicherAssess acceptance criteria for a xnicher result
BIC.xnicherBayesian information criterion for a xnicher fit
compare_xnicherCompare xnicher fits side-by-side via AIC and BIC
cvine_choleskyBuild Cholesky factor of a correlation matrix from C‑vine...
cv_xnicherk-fold (or leave-one-out) cross-validation for a xnicher fit
dot-optimize_niche_helper_cppRun ucminfcpp::ucminf_xptr() for a single starting vector.
dot-resolve_weighted_inputsResolve KDE subsampling indices and precompute KDE weights...
dot-validate_xptr_resultValidate ucminfcpp::ucminf_xptr result against...
example_env_m_2dSamples of environmental data from M hypothesis to estimate...
example_env_m_3dSamples points from M hypothesis to estimate negative log...
example_env_occ_2dSpecies occurrence points to estimate negative log likelihood...
example_env_occ_3dSpecies occurrence points to estimate negative log likelihood...
example_mu_vecExample of a vector of the center of an ellipsoid from two...
example_occ_dfSpecies occurrence points from Abeillia abeillei presence...
example_s_matExample of a covariance matrix of an ellipsoid from two...
example_vicugnaSamples of environmental data from M hypothesis to estimate...
geom_xnicher_backgroundBackground environment layer
geom_xnicher_ellipseNiche-ellipse layer derived from a fitted 'xnicher' model
geom_xnicher_isosuitabilityIso-suitability contour layer derived from a fitted 'xnicher'...
geom_xnicher_occOccurrence-points layer
get_ellipsoid_parsGet ellipsoid parameters. A function to compute average and...
get_range_df_nicheGenerate reasonable ranges for starting parameters (math...
habitat_suitabilityTiled habitat-suitability map from an environmental 'terra'...
kde_gaussianMultivariate Gaussian KDE with fixed Scott bandwidth
loglik_nicheNegative log likelihood of an ellipsoid corrected with...
loglik_niche_math_cppNegative log-likelihood (M-restricted, math scale, Cholesky...
loglik_niche_math_ip_weightedNegative log-likelihood (inverse-probability-weighted normal,...
loglik_niche_math_ip_weighted_integratedNegative log-likelihood (inverse-probability-weighted normal,...
loglik_niche_math_ncst_rReference (pure-R) negative log-likelihood for the NCST...
loglik_niche_math_presence_onlyNegative log-likelihood (presence-only, math scale)
logLik.xnicherLog-likelihood of a fitted xnicher model
new_xnicherCreate a xnicher optimization result object
niche_ip_weightedFit inverse-probability-weighted (IPW) normal niche model
niche_presence_onlyFit presence-only Gaussian niche model
niche_suitability_cppHabitat-suitability kernel (parallel, zero-copy)
nobs.xnicherNumber of observations used to fit a xnicher model
optimize_nicheOptimize niche model log-likelihood with multi-start Sobol...
optimize_niche_xptrOptimize niche model using a compiled XPtr backend
predict.xnicherHabitat-suitability raster from a fitted 'xnicher' object
print.xnicherPrint a xnicher object
rhipicephalusRhipicephalus microplus occurrence and background environment...
rhipicephalus_occRhipicephalus microplus occurrence coordinates
start_thetaStarting values for niche model on math scale
start_theta_multipleGenerate multiple starting points for niche model...
xnicher-packagexnicher: Estimates Ecological Niche Models Using Ellipses
xnicher documentation built on Sept. 15, 2026, 5:08 p.m.