Optimize: Performs the prioritization using simulated annealing.

In LorenzoCattarino/priorityeffort: Prioritization of conservation management effort.

Description

Performs the prioritization using simulated annealing.

Usage

Optimize(parameters, cons_feat_array, all_site_action_int_combs,
  site_action_array, action_costs, site_threat_array_cat,
  responses_to_actions, site_species_array, required_actions)

Arguments

parameters	a list of parameters.
cons_feat_array	a matrix of information (columns) for each conservation feature (rows). Information include: area of occupancy, target level, species penalty factor (spf), faunal group id and ecological group id.
all_site_action_int_combs	a matrix of all the combinations (rows) of site, action and level of effort (columns) available for selection in the study area.
site_action_array	a matrix of the selected effort for each action (columns) in each site (rows).
action_costs	a list of matrices with the cost of selecting each level of effort. Each matrix stores the cost of implementing each level of effort (rows) for each action (columns) in each site (list slot). The list has lenght equals to the number of site.
site_threat_array_cat	a matrix of the category of magnitute for each threat in each site.
responses_to_actions	a list of matrices with the benefit of selecting each level of effort. Each matrix stores the benefit of implementing each level of effort (rows) for different threat category at the site (columns) for each site-action combination (list slot). The list has lenght equals to the combination of site and actions.
site_species_array	a matrix of the area of occupancy of each feature (columns) in each site (rows).
required_actions	a list of the total number of threats (rows) affecting each species (columns) at each site (list slot).

LorenzoCattarino/priorityeffort documentation built on May 28, 2019, 3:58 p.m.