kelpbio

kelpbio fits Bayesian hierarchical models to estimate kelp biomass and carbon from field measurements.

Installation

Install the pre-built binary from the Hakai R-universe (macOS and Windows):

install.packages(
  "kelpbio",
  repos = c("https://hakaiinstitute.r-universe.dev", getOption("repos"))
)

Install from source (Linux, or to build from GitHub):

# install.packages("pak")
pak::pak("HakaiInstitute/kelpbio")

Source builds require a C++ toolchain:

• Linux: sudo apt install build-essential
• Windows: Rtools
• macOS: xcode-select --install

Usage

Citation

Licensing

Copyright 2026 Tula Foundation.

The code is released under the MIT License.