Dear all
I am working on calculating the species range size by using two different methods, number of grid-cells(the extent of occupany) and minimum convex polygon ( the extent of occurence). Now i have the latitude and longtitude of each species and already know how to make a minimum convex polygon, and calculate the range area by using gArea function. But the result is not what i need, i need the area with unit of km2. Are there someone know what is error in my R script, and give some suggestion? should i change the projection of polygon?
Best
Lu Sun