PCPS – an R-package for exploring phylogenetic eigenvectors across metacommunities

Abstract

PCPS is an R package for exploring phylogenetic eigenvectors across metacommunities. It of-?‐ fers a set of functions for analyzing principal coordinates of phylogenetic structure (PCPS), allowing analysis of phylogenetic signal in ecological traits of species at the metacommunity level, and the asso-?‐ ciation between each PCPS and environmental, spatial and historical factors. The package is a flexible solution for exploring the distribution of major phylogenetic lineages across ecological or biogeographic gradients. The package is freely available on the CRAN official web server for R.