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Thanks for visiting the users' group for the R package "NicheMapR". Before submitting a question, please search through the archives of this list for a similar topic. You should also make sure your question isn't already answered in the package documentation - check by typing the R commands:

library(NicheMapR)
?microclimate
?micro_global
?ectotherm

as well as reading the vignettes:
Microclimate Model Tutorial
Microclimate Model Theory and Equations
Microclimate Input Data
Microclimate Model IO

Ectotherm Model Tutorial

DEB Model Tutorial

and checking out the NicheMapR website.

Please provide a self-contained example in your submitted questions.

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drinky fan, NicheMapR3

Jun 4

Scale digestion rate in DEB

Hi Junqi, Most of the DEB parameters need to be estimated simultaneously from life history data in

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Scale digestion rate in DEB

Hi Junqi, Most of the DEB parameters need to be estimated simultaneously from life history data in

Jun 4

Brandon Van Huizen, NicheMapR6

Jun 2

Using my own VWC data for an hourly run of the micro model

Okay sounds good. Just so I'm clear, to truncate it, do I shorten the input meteorlogical data

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Using my own VWC data for an hourly run of the micro model

Okay sounds good. Just so I'm clear, to truncate it, do I shorten the input meteorlogical data

Jun 2

Brandon Van Huizen, NicheMapR6

Apr 29

Question about the Hourly input Vignette-Brandon

Okay, sounds good, that fixed the microinput issue, however I am still getting the same error for the

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Question about the Hourly input Vignette-Brandon

Okay, sounds good, that fixed the microinput issue, however I am still getting the same error for the

Apr 29

Apr 21

Parameterising snow density in microclimate model

Hi everyone, This is not a question but just a post to make people aware of something I was not aware

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Parameterising snow density in microclimate model

Hi everyone, This is not a question but just a post to make people aware of something I was not aware

Apr 21

Shane Morris, NicheMapR3

Apr 21

Shape transition error

Hi Mike, Thanks, that would be great. Yes, it is much more complex than I initially thought. I was

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Shape transition error

Hi Mike, Thanks, that would be great. Yes, it is much more complex than I initially thought. I was

Apr 21

kristoffer wild, NicheMapR2

Apr 3

Soil Grids access

Hi Kris, Perhaps not an easy workaround, but you could do this in Julia (currently implemented a fork

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Soil Grids access

Hi Kris, Perhaps not an easy workaround, but you could do this in Julia (currently implemented a fork

Apr 3

Apr 1

NicheMapR 3.3.3 release

Dear NicheMapR users, I've just published a new release of NicheMapR, the first since 2024, and

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NicheMapR 3.3.3 release

Dear NicheMapR users, I've just published a new release of NicheMapR, the first since 2024, and

Apr 1

Kun Guo, NicheMapR2

Mar 30

Error of the global climate data set

Hi Kun, Did you try what the error suggested and run the function get.global.climate ? Also note that

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Error of the global climate data set

Hi Kun, Did you try what the error suggested and run the function get.global.climate ? Also note that

Mar 30

Zi-xuan Zhao, NicheMapR3

Mar 18

Error running micro_terra

Hi Mike, Thank you so much for your quick response and for resolving the error. I really appreciate

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Error running micro_terra

Hi Mike, Thank you so much for your quick response and for resolving the error. I really appreciate

Mar 18

drinky fan, NicheMapR2

Mar 15

Scale DEB initial parameters given body mass

Hi Junqi, It can be confusing because in the DEB notation, E has dimension energy and [E] (reserve

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Scale DEB initial parameters given body mass

Hi Junqi, It can be confusing because in the DEB notation, E has dimension energy and [E] (reserve

Mar 15

Brandon Van Huizen, NicheMapR2

Mar 4

Units for bulk density and mineral density clarification

Hi Brandon, Megagrams is correct. All the best, Mike On Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:31:59 AM UTC+11

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Units for bulk density and mineral density clarification

Hi Brandon, Megagrams is correct. All the best, Mike On Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 7:31:59 AM UTC+11

Mar 4

Blair Bentley, … David Klinges4

Feb 2

Converting GRIB era5 data for micro_era5

Thanks Mike and Dave. I've tried converting with NCO but didn't have any luck, I'll email

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Converting GRIB era5 data for micro_era5

Thanks Mike and Dave. I've tried converting with NCO but didn't have any luck, I'll email

Feb 2

Morgan Fleming, NicheMapR5

Jan 31

compare metout's SOLR outputs to drlam's solar spectral radiation outputs

Thanks, Mike! I'll give it a try! Get Outlook for Mac From: NicheMapR <nichemapr@googlegroups.

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compare metout's SOLR outputs to drlam's solar spectral radiation outputs

Thanks, Mike! I'll give it a try! Get Outlook for Mac From: NicheMapR <nichemapr@googlegroups.

Jan 31

drinky fan, NicheMapR10

Jan 9

WETMASS change in DEB model of ectotherm

Hi Mike. Happy new year! Just let you know I have figured out figured out small discrepancy between

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WETMASS change in DEB model of ectotherm

Hi Mike. Happy new year! Just let you know I have figured out figured out small discrepancy between

Jan 9

christoph...@ucsb.edu, NicheMapR4

Jan 6

Shiny app starts calculating unprompted

You're the best Mike! Thank you! On Friday, January 2, 2026 at 4:59:02 PM UTC-8 NicheMapR wrote:

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Shiny app starts calculating unprompted

You're the best Mike! Thank you! On Friday, January 2, 2026 at 4:59:02 PM UTC-8 NicheMapR wrote:

Jan 6

Adam Eichenwald, … NicheMapR5

12/30/25

Endotherm and DEB

Gotcha! Thanks for the update. Luckily my project isn't really going to be getting going until

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Endotherm and DEB

Gotcha! Thanks for the update. Luckily my project isn't really going to be getting going until

12/30/25

曾城, … NicheMapR3

12/11/25

Inquiry about Integrating WorldClim Dataset (v2.1) with NicheMapR

Hi Lin and Dave, I should put a function together for WorldClim because it now has all the necessary

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Inquiry about Integrating WorldClim Dataset (v2.1) with NicheMapR

Hi Lin and Dave, I should put a function together for WorldClim because it now has all the necessary

12/11/25

Julia Smith, NicheMapR2

12/10/25

Exact 0 soil$D0cm

Hi Julia, That sort of thing actually should happen - it's because of the phase transition

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Exact 0 soil$D0cm

Hi Julia, That sort of thing actually should happen - it's because of the phase transition

12/10/25

NicheMapR, Zhong-Wen Jiang3

10/28/25

wind speed and air temperature profile function

Hi Zhong-Wen, It's because you're asking for values above 1 m. Note that you're

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wind speed and air temperature profile function

Hi Zhong-Wen, It's because you're asking for values above 1 m. Note that you're

10/28/25

drinky fan, NicheMapR3

10/20/25

difference in D0 for comparing ground and tree air temperature at one position

Thanks for your explanation! It really clarifies my misunderstanding. My interest of habitat is spare

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difference in D0 for comparing ground and tree air temperature at one position

Thanks for your explanation! It really clarifies my misunderstanding. My interest of habitat is spare

10/20/25

Pu Zhen, NicheMapR5

9/25/25

Parameter adjustment in NichemapR for endotherm modeling

Hi Mike, Thank you so much for your valuable suggestions. With best regards, Zhen On Thursday,

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Parameter adjustment in NichemapR for endotherm modeling

Hi Mike, Thank you so much for your valuable suggestions. With best regards, Zhen On Thursday,

9/25/25

Francisco J. Muñoz Nolasco, NicheMapR3

9/25/25

Identical outputs for climate change scenarios using CMIP6 data

Thank you, Michael. I'll try this. Best wishes! Francisco El jueves, 25 de septiembre de 2025 a

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Identical outputs for climate change scenarios using CMIP6 data

Thank you, Michael. I'll try this. Best wishes! Francisco El jueves, 25 de septiembre de 2025 a

9/25/25

NicheMapR, Yara Alshwairikh4

9/24/25

Example of running NicheMapR to produce a spatial grid of output

Thank you very much! Best, Yara On Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 1:44:12 AM UTC-4 NicheMapR wrote:

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Example of running NicheMapR to produce a spatial grid of output

Thank you very much! Best, Yara On Wednesday, September 24, 2025 at 1:44:12 AM UTC-4 NicheMapR wrote:

9/24/25

Julia Smith, … David Klinges3

9/18/25

build_era5_land_request

Hi Julia, Annoying, the API limits on ECMWF, especially for ERA5-land, are fairly low, given how much

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build_era5_land_request

Hi Julia, Annoying, the API limits on ECMWF, especially for ERA5-land, are fairly low, given how much

9/18/25

linxuan Ma, David Klinges2

9/18/25

The problem with the coast temperature calculated by the function micro_era5

Hi Linxuan, Without knowing where/when your data represents I can't say for sure, but I imagine

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The problem with the coast temperature calculated by the function micro_era5

Hi Linxuan, Without knowing where/when your data represents I can't say for sure, but I imagine

9/18/25

Maya Viiala, NicheMapR3

8/4/25

Error in ectorun(ecto) : NA/NaN/Inf in foreign function call (arg 4)

Hi Mike, Thanks re. rocks. I am using the shiny apps then modifying the code from there? Is that

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Error in ectorun(ecto) : NA/NaN/Inf in foreign function call (arg 4)

Hi Mike, Thanks re. rocks. I am using the shiny apps then modifying the code from there? Is that

8/4/25

David, NicheMapR7

7/26/25

Rotating a cylinder and using elliptical cylinders in an endotherm

Thank you for the clarification, I've successfully made my desired model over the past few days

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Rotating a cylinder and using elliptical cylinders in an endotherm

Thank you for the clarification, I've successfully made my desired model over the past few days

7/26/25

Luisa Diele-Viegas, NicheMapR3

7/21/25

Question NicheMapR - Run a DEB simulation with the NicheMapR ectotherm model

Thank you Mike! It worked :) Em sáb., 19 de jul. de 2025 às 01:27, NicheMapR <nichemapr@

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Question NicheMapR - Run a DEB simulation with the NicheMapR ectotherm model

Thank you Mike! It worked :) Em sáb., 19 de jul. de 2025 às 01:27, NicheMapR <nichemapr@

7/21/25

urtzi enriquez, NicheMapR3

7/17/25

error and solution installing NicheMapR with most recent gfortran versions

Hi Mike, I also tried that (and declaring FUN and FUNWING as EXTERNAL first and as DOUBLE PRECISION,

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error and solution installing NicheMapR with most recent gfortran versions

Hi Mike, I also tried that (and declaring FUN and FUNWING as EXTERNAL first and as DOUBLE PRECISION,

7/17/25

Zihan Zhou, … Urban12

7/16/25

Error in micro_era5 when scenario = 2

Hi Mike, I was debbuging my issue for the last two days and realized that the loop i made for

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Error in micro_era5 when scenario = 2

Hi Mike, I was debbuging my issue for the last two days and realized that the loop i made for

7/16/25

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