Chelsea Hinton
2019-Mar-16 22:09 UTC
[R] Modularity Analysis in R, bipartite or rnetcarto package?
Hello, I have constructed a plant-pollinator network and would like to conduct a modularity analysis using the algorithm developed by Guimera and Amaral (2005) and the thresholds assigned by Olesen et al. (2007). In researching functions to accomplish this in R, I found the netcarto function in 'rnetcarto' package AND the czvalues function in the 'bipartite' package. Both functions state they use the previously mentioned formulae and thresholds. I am hoping to gather insight on which one is best to use. The results produced by both functions are close in values but given the assigned thresholds (c>0.62, z>2.5 determine whether the lower trophic level species can be connectors or hubs) make a huge difference in my conclusions if they are right around these thresholds. Can anyone provide insight into which function is best suited for this particular analysis? Please send response to chelsearhinton at gmail.com Thank you, Chelsea Hinton Graduate Assistant Department of Biological Sciences Eastern Kentucky University [[alternative HTML version deleted]]