NEWS

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mpmaggregate 0.2.6

Patch release

• Corrected package citation information returned by citation("mpmaggregate").
• Corrected GitHub release installation instructions.
• Removed renv project files from the public repository.

mpmaggregate 0.2.5 (2026-04-03)

Initial CRAN release

• First release of the package on CRAN.
• Provides tools for aggregating matrix population models under lambda- and R0-based frameworks.
• Includes vignettes demonstrating typical workflows and usage.

mpmaggregate 0.2.4

• Improved vignettes

mpmaggregate 0.2.3

• Added documentation explaining effectiveness of aggregation.
• Improved clarity of user-facing error messages.
• Removed reducible matrix examples from documentation.

mpmaggregate 0.2.2

• Documentation updates: documentation more accessible with a gentler introduction
• Minor vignette updates.
• Added dedication.

mpmaggregate 0.2.1

• Documentation updates: clarified help text and standardized references/DOIs.
• Minor vignette formatting updates.

mpmaggregate 0.2.0

Breaking changes

• Renamed elasticity() to mpm_elasticity() to avoid name collisions with other demographic packages.

Documentation

• Simplified and streamlined function documentation across the package.

mpmaggregate 0.1.1

Initial version

• Added mpm_aggregate() and leslie_aggregate() for standard and elasticity-consistent aggregation in the lambda and R0 frameworks.
• Added generation_time(), a function to compute generation time from matrix population models using either a λ-based or R0-based framework.
• Added elasticity(), a function to compute elasticities of the dominant population growth rate (λ) or net reproductive rate (R₀) with respect to entries of matrix population models.