openModeller id: DG_GARP
Current version: 1.1 alpha Developer(s): Ricardo Scachetti Pereira
Accepts Categorical Maps: no
Requires absence points: yes
Author(s): Stockwell, D. R. B., modified by Ricardo Scachetti Pereira
GARP is a genetic algorithm that creates ecological niche models for species. The models describe environmental conditions under which the species should be able to maintain populations. For input, GARP uses a set of point localities where the species is known to occur and a set of geographic layers representing the environmental parameters that might limit the species' capabilities to survive.
Stockwell, D. R. B. 1999. Genetic algorithms II. Pages 123-144 in A. H. Fielding, editor. Machine learning methods for ecological applications. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. Stockwell, D. R. B., and D. P. Peters. 1999. The GARP modelling system: Problems and solutions to automated spatial prediction. International Journal of Geographic Information Systems 13:143-158. Stockwell, D. R. B., and I. R. Noble. 1992. Induction of sets of rules from animal distribution data: A robust and informative method of analysis. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation 33:385-390.
Max generations
openModeller id: MaxGenerations
Maximum number of iterations (generations) run by the Genetic Algorithm.
Data type: integer Domain: [1.0, oo] Typical value: 400
Convergence limit
openModeller id: ConvergenceLimit
Defines the convergence value that makes the algorithm stop (before reaching MaxGenerations).
Data type: real Domain: [0.0, 1.0] Typical value: 0.01
Population size
openModeller id: PopulationSize
Maximum number of rules to be kept in solution.
Data type: integer Domain: [1.0, 500.0] Typical value: 50
Resamples
openModeller id: Resamples
Number of points sampled (with replacement) used to test rules.
Data type: integer Domain: [1.0, 100000.0] Typical value: 2500