<i>TreeMig</i> framework ver. 1.0: an R package with GUI to simulate spatio‐temporal forest dynamics

Spatio‐temporal vegetation models are essential for simulating dynamics and shifts in species distributions over large areas, particularly under global change. One such model is the dynamic forest landscape model TreeMig . We have developed a framework that makes the model more user‐friendly, improves its functionality, and expands its possibilities. The framework consists of the improved TreeMig model, the R package ‘TreeMig‐R' for pre‐processing input data, model execution and visualization, a graphical user interface (GUI) for ease of use, and a set of sample input data. A suite of increasingly complex applications demonstrates its potential, including simulations of spatial forest dynamics under climate change in a highly fragmented landscape, the additional introduction and spread of an invasive tree species, and the coupling with an external model for the control of the invasive species.