Release notes for dissmapr v0.1.0
🚀 First public release of dissmapr
This version introduces the core functionality for calculating and visualizing dissimilarity-based spatial patterns in ecological and biodiversity data.
✨ Features
- Functions for computing spatial dissimilarity measures across sites.
- Support for multiple dissimilarity metrics (e.g., Bray–Curtis, Jaccard).
- Tools for generating spatially explicit maps of dissimilarity patterns.
- Basic plotting and visualization utilities for exploratory analysis.
- Example datasets and reproducible workflows.
📦 Notes
- This is an initial release (v0.1.0) - API and function names may change in future versions.
- Designed to support early testing, feedback, and proof-of-concept analyses.
- Please report issues and suggestions via the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/macSands/dissmapr/issues).
🔜 Roadmap
- Extended support for additional ecological distance metrics.
- Improved visualization functions.
- Vignettes and extended tutorials.