R scripts for "Using LiDAR to assess the influence of fine-scale habitat structure on the abundance of the bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)"

Dataset which contains R scripts and R package SDMaps used for data preparation and modelling in the methodology described in my MSc thesis "Using LiDAR to assess the influence of fine-scale habitat structure on the abundance of the bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)".

The project involved creating Species Distribution Models to test whether and how fine-scale habitat structure - in the form of LiDAR derived variable - influences the relative abundance of the bearded reedling in the Netherlands, beyond other variables such as land use, soil type and climate data.

These scripts can serve as an example of how the SDMaps package can be used to build Species Distribution Models that include LiDAR derived variables, and to replicate some of the methodologies described in the thesis. The SDMaps package contains an installation guide, manual, tutorial and examples.