Ternary

'Ternary' is an R package that allows the creation of ternary plots (a.k.a. ternary graphs / simplex plots / Gibbs triangles / de Finetti diagrams) and Holdridge life zone diagrams using the familiar functions of the default 'graphics' package.

For simple use cases, generate ternary plots using the web app.

The first use of the app may take a minute or two to load.

You can also run the Shiny app through your local R installation:

install.packages("Ternary")
Ternary::TernaryApp()

For greater control over your plots, use the R command line; usage instructions are available for Ternary plots (with an introductory vignette for R beginners), and for Holdridge plots.

Install the development version from GitHub with

devtools::install_github("ms609/Ternary", args = "--recursive")

This requires git to be installed and added to your PATH system environment variable. You may also require the 'curl' R package.

Please let me know of any feature requests or bugs by opening an issue on GitHub.

Citation

You can cite this package as:

Smith, Martin R. (2017). Ternary: An R Package for Creating Ternary Plots. Comprehensive R Archive Network, doi:10.5281/zenodo.1068996.

See also

The R package 'ggtern' implements ternary plots within the 'ggplot2' framework.

Please note that the 'Ternary' project is released with a Contributor Code of Conduct. By contributing to this project, you agree to abide by its terms.