Create Synthetic Reef Landscape with Benthos and Disturbances

Create Synthetic Reef Landscape

Usage

create_synthetic_reef_landscape(
  spatial_grid,
  config_sp,
  include_disturbances = FALSE,
  verbose = FALSE
)

Arguments

spatial_grid

An sf object representing the spatial grid over which to simulate reefs.

config_sp

A list of config_spuration parameters controlling the simulation, including: - seed: random seed - model, psill, range, nugget: variogram/SPDE parameters - patch_threshold, reef_width: reef patch parameters - years: numeric vector of years to simulate - dhw_weight, cyc_weight, other_weight: weights for disturbance layers - hcc_cover_range, hcc_growth: baseline range and growth rate of hard coral - sc_cover_range, sc_growth: baseline range and growth rate of soft coral

include_disturbances

Logical; if TRUE, reef-level disturbances (CYC, DHW, OTHER) are included in the output.

verbose

Logical; if TRUE, prints progress messages during simulation.

Value

A data.frame containing reef-level benthos data (HCC, SC, MA) and, if include_disturbances = TRUE, disturbance values (CYC, DHW, OTHER), along with reef coordinates.

Details

Generates a synthetic reef landscape from a spatial grid and config_spuration parameters. This includes generating synthetic fields, patches, and reefs, SPDE projections, baseline and synthetic benthos layers (hard coral, soft coral, macroalgae), and optionally reef-level disturbance layers (CYC, DHW, OTHER). Reef coordinates are preserved in the output data frame.

Author

Murray