Overview
IASDT.R
supports the invasive alien species (IAS) Digital Twin (IASDT
), as part of the EU-funded BioDT project. This R package provides functions for processing input data (biotic and abiotic) and modelling the distribution of naturalised alien plant species (NAPS) across Europe using joint species distribution models.
- More information on the
BioDT
project can be found at this link. - For an overview on the
IASDT
, see Khan, El-Gabbas, et al..
- Documentation of the package functions can be found here.
- Click here for the workflow of the
IASDT
. - The package also depends on ecokit for general ecological data analysis and visualisation.

Installing the package
To install the most-recent development version of the package, use the following command:
remotes::install_github(repo = "BioDT/IASDT.R", dependencies = TRUE)
To update the package, use:
remotes::update_packages("IASDT.R", dependencies = TRUE)
If you are using renv, update the package with:
renv::update("IASDT.R", prompt = FALSE)
Contribute to the package
Contributions, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome. Please make changes on a new branch and submit a pull request or make an issue here.
For questions, please get in touch with me at
elgabbas[at]outlook[dot]com
Citation
If you use the IASDT.R
package, please cite it as:
El-Gabbas, A. (2025). IASDT.R: Modelling the distribution of invasive alien plant species in Europe. 10.5281/zenodo.14834384, R package version 0.1.05; https://github.com/BioDT/IASDT.R; https://biodt.eu.
Last update: 2025-10-13