This package contains a number of functions required to predict spatial patterns of encounter rate, the probability of encountering the species on a survey visit under specified conditions, around the south west (Cornwall) coast. Full details about this application can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1b9a9a48-0402-4839-9e8a-3d8c4bc35154

The speciesRecordTools R package contains functions for examining the distribution of species records, understanding sampling trends and potential biases, and building correlative presence-background species distribution models for prediction of the distribution of species across the landscape. The package is built to work with the Environmental Record Centre for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly's (ERCCIS) opportunistic species records. Full details about this application can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/030b49f4-9e1f-46e9-ad98-157d8668a517