1  Welcome!

Welcome to week 4 of ESM240! This eBook is crafted to help you dive into climate-smart marine conservation (and climate models) using R.

It’s important to note that this eBook doesn’t aim to offer a comprehensive overview that would transform you into an expert in this field. Instead, our objective is to ensure you understand the fundamental principles and assist you in navigating the common tasks associated with analyzing and interpreting this kind of data.

1.1 Open Science: NCEAS

With this material, we are following the NCEAS data approach to make research more transparent and reproducible, which enhances the credibility, utility, and accuracy of the science used to solve global challenges.

Open science is the philosophy and practice of making data and methods accessible, replicable, and free to use, typically through computer programming tools and techniques. It helps researchers compile and analyze data more efficiently and identify solutions more quickly.