restoptr - Ecological Restoration Planning
Flexible framework for ecological restoration planning. It
aims to identify priority areas for restoration efforts using
optimization algorithms (based on Justeau-Allaire et al. 2021
<doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13803>). Priority areas can be
identified by maximizing landscape indices, such as the
effective mesh size (Jaeger 2000
<doi:10.1023/A:1008129329289>), or the integral index of
connectivity (Pascual-Hortal & Saura 2006
<doi:10.1007/s10980-006-0013-z>). Additionally, constraints can
be used to ensure that priority areas exhibit particular
characteristics (e.g., ensure that particular places are not
selected for restoration, ensure that priority areas form a
single contiguous network). Furthermore, multiple near-optimal
solutions can be generated to explore multiple options in
restoration planning. The package leverages the 'Choco-solver'
software to perform optimization using constraint programming
(CP) techniques (<https://choco-solver.org/>).
