---
title: "Get started with kelpbio"
output: rmarkdown::html_vignette
vignette: >
  %\VignetteIndexEntry{Get started with kelpbio}
  %\VignetteEngine{knitr::rmarkdown}
  %\VignetteEncoding{UTF-8}
---

```{r setup, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(collapse = TRUE, comment = "#>")
```

kelpbio fits Bayesian hierarchical Stan models to estimate kelp biomass and
carbon from field measurements, combining allometric weight, plant size
distribution, density, and wet-to-dry and carbon tissue conversions. This
article will walk through a complete worked example once the modelling
functions are available; for now it serves as a placeholder while the package
API is under development.
