Additional matrix functionality for R including: (1) wrappers for
the base matrix function that allow matrices to be created from character
strings and lists (the former is especially useful for creating block
matrices), (2) better printing of large matrices via the generic "pretty"
print function, and (3) a number of convenience functions for users more
familiar with other scientific languages like 'Julia', 'Matlab'/'Octave', or
'Python'+'NumPy'.

Download and Read RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database
c(person(given = "Carl",
family = "Boettiger",
role = c("aut", "cph"),
email = "cboettig@gmail.com", comment = c(ORCID = "http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1642-628X")),
person(given = "Kshitiz",
family = "Gupta",
role = c("aut", "cre", "cph"),
email = "kshtzgupta1@berkeley.edu"),
person(given = "Sam",
family = "Albers",
role = c("rev"),
email = "sam.albers@gmail.com", comment = c(ORCID = "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9270-7884")),
person(given = "Jamie",
family = "Afflerbach",
role = c("rev"),
email = "afflerbach@nceas.ucsb.edu", comment = c(ORCID = "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5215-9342")),
person(given = "RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database",
role = "dtc"))
Contains functions to download, cache and read in 'Excel' version of the
RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Data Base, an online compilation of stock assessment
results for commercially exploited marine populations from around the world.
The database is named after Dr. Ransom A. Myers whose original stock-recruitment database,
is no longer being updated. More information about the database can be found at
<https://ramlegacy.org/>. Ricard, D., Minto, C., Jensen, O.P. and Baum, J.K. (2012) <doi:10.1111/j.1467-2979.2011.00435.x>.
covr, testthat, httptest, knitr, rmarkdown
Carl Boettiger [aut, cph] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1642-628X>),
Kshitiz Gupta [aut, cre, cph],
Sam Albers [rev] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9270-7884>),
Jamie Afflerbach [rev] (<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5215-9342>),
RAM Legacy Stock Assessment Database [dtc]