[R-sig-eco] Spatial Autocorrelation - using co-ordinates as smooth factors in GAM's plus Spatial correlograms + Moran's I

[Ben Bolker]

On 01/27/2011 11:32 AM, Chris Mcowen wrote:
> Dear List,
> 
> I apologise if this is not the correct place to ask this, however as
> ecologists' s i guess a high proportion of you would of had to deal
> with spatial autocorrelation.
> 
> First,
> 
> I have seen a method that used a GAM and included the coordinates of
> the grid cells ( sample locations, in my case this will be long&lat)
> as a smooth factor to account for spatial autocorrelation.
> 
> I was wondering if anybody here had done this as i can not find a
> example, and am unsure how to structure the GAM.

  Locate a copy of Simon Wood's excellent book.  Some good examples there.