Please turn in your R code for this assignment to the Dropbox by Tuesday, 13th November.
The assignment:
Required: Add code to the supplied R file to calculate the area and richness of at least 5 regions (at minimum this can be 1 through 5 counties that share boundary)
Optional: Plot these data, fit a linear model (line of best slope) and estimate the intercept and slope
Even more optional: Repeat this exercise for similar areas that are more or less environmentally variable than the original (physiography of county indicated by color of counties in the supplied pdf file) & compare and comment on the slope obtained for both versions
Email Dr Park with any questions/requests for help (attach R file when doing this)