RangeShifter v3.0 release

Published on Mar 27, 2026

We are happy to announce a new major release for RangeShifter, version 3.0, which is available for the batch interface as well as the R package interface! The new version includes:

  • an extensive rework of the genetics module, allowing for a much greater degree of flexibility in simulating evolutionary dynamics and embedded support for tracking the evolution of genetic diversity.

  • spatiotemporally varying demographic rates, allowing fecundity, survival and development to vary across space and time, e.g. in response to environmental conditions or management.

  • a management feature to translocate individuals within a simulation run.

  • an option for the batch interface to speed up runtime by running reproduction and dispersal of individuals in parallel.

  • an option to return the population-level output as R object for the R package interface.

  • a function within the R package to generate a .docx document including parameter tables of all modules used for a specific parameter master.

Please check out the release notes for more details: