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		Ellipsoid-Based Virtual Niches and Visualization // Provides a
		robust set of tools for researchers and modelers to construct
		and define virtual ecological niches using ellipsoid
		geometries. It enables the identification and extraction of
		suitable environmental areas, simulation of species occurrence
		points with various sampling strategies, and visualization of
		niche boundaries and simulated occurrences in both
		environmental and geographic space. Inspired by methodologies
		in 'NicheA' and the 'virtualspecies' R package, 'nicheR' aims
		to streamline the process of niche conceptualization and data
		generation for ecological studies. Methodological and
		theoretical foundations are described in Peterson et al. (2011,
		ISBN:9780691136882), Etherington et al. (2009)
		doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02041.x, Qiao et al. (2015)
		doi:10.1111/ecog.01961, Nunez-Penichet et al. (2021)
		doi:10.21425/F5FBG52142, Cobos and Peterson (2022)
		doi:10.17161/bi.v17i.15985, Alkishe et al. (2022)
		doi:10.5194/we-22-33-2022, and Leroy et al. (2015)
		doi:10.1111/ecog.01388.
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