RangeShifter-batch-code

C++ code for the RangeShifter v2 batch mode application

RangeShifter is an eco-evolutionary modelling platform that is becoming increasingly used worldwide for both theoretical and applied purposes (Bocedi et al. 2014).

RangeShifter is a spatially-explicit, individual-based simulation platform that allows modelling species’ population and range dynamics, such as expansion and shifting, and patch connectivity by linking complex local population dynamics and dispersal behaviour, while also taking into account inter-individual variability and evolutionary processes. RangeShifter is highly flexible in terms of the spatial resolution and extent, and regarding the complexity of the considered ecological processes. Due to its modular structure, the level of detail in genetics, demographic and dispersal processes can be easily adapted to different research questions and available data.

Building RangeShifter

RangeShifter can be built in Windows or Linux. To build the programm you need to set the operating system in the file Version.h.

For Windows: set #define LINUX_CLUSTER 0

For Linux: set #define LINUX_CLUSTER 1

Usage

Please refer to our website for more information about the RangeShifter platform and to the RangeShifter User Manual which can be found here: https://github.com/RangeShifter/RangeShifter-software-and-documentation

References

• Bocedi G, Palmer SCF, Pe’er G, Heikkinen RK, Matsinos YG, Watts K, Travis JMJ (2014). RangeShifter: A Platform for Modelling Spatial Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics and Species’ Responses to Environmental Changes. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5: 388–96.