terralink 1.8.0

• Aligned the R package release version with the current TerraLink 1.8 QGIS plugin baseline.
• Updated QGIS-facing helper scripts and parity references to target TerraLink_v1_8.

terralink 1.7.0

• Harmonized the R package public strategy surface with the current plugin: most_connected_networks, largest_single_network, and landscape_fluidity.
• Added graph-based habitat availability and landscape fluidity selectors for raster and vector workflows, plus expanded pre/post connectivity reporting.
• Improved vector most_connected_networks selection to stay closer to TerraLink 1.7 QGIS results on the packaged parity fixture.
• Added packaged synthetic raster/vector parity fixtures and an synthetic parity fixture set validated against QGIS.
• Expanded README/vignette guidance with optimization-mode selection, scenario-comparison advice, and raster-vs-vector interpretation notes taken from the TerraLink 1.8 QGIS documentation.
• Added methods references in DESCRIPTION and removed the interactive wrapper from terralink_raster() examples for CRAN submission readiness.

terralink 1.5.6

• Added an explicit sf availability check in inst/scripts/run_vector.R before calling sf::st_read().

• Reduced terralink_raster() example workload to stay below CRAN example timing thresholds on slower builders.

• Added packaged sample data (inst/extdata) plus terralink_sample_data() for copy/paste runnable examples.

• Updated vignette, README, and example scripts to use packaged sample files.

• Aligned non-debug behavior with TerraLink 1.5.3 strategy/selector updates: most_connectivity defaults, enhanced overlap/distance guards, raster corridor assignment modes, and vector local efficiency scoring.

terralink 1.5.1

• CRAN submission cleanup: metadata, URLs, and package build exclusions.
• Resubmission release to address incoming pretest notes.

terralink 1.5.0

• First official R release matching TerraLink 1.5 features.
• Raster + vector workflows, metrics, and output writers.
• Optional obstacle-aware routing via gdistance.