This function creates a table containing pixel-wise ecoregion codes and whether they
are "active" (have biomass > 0) or not for simulation. Unlike ecoregionProducer,
this function creates the ecoregion table from pixel information contained in
pixelCohortData
makeEcoregionDT(pixelCohortData, speciesEcoregion)The full cohortData data.table
A data.table with species-ecoregion-specific species trait values.
Ecoregion refers to "ecolocation", a categorical variable grouping sites with similar biophysical
characteristics. The table should have at least the following columns: speciesCode and
ecoregionGroup, character representation of species and ecoregion groups respectively,
maxB the maximum biomass for the species in a given 'ecoregion', maxANPP the maximum
aboveground net primary productivity and SEP the species establishment probability.
May contain columns inflationFactor (used to adjust maxB) and mANPPproportion
(used to calculate maxANPP).
A data.table with ecoregion codes and their active status per pixelID.