BIEN (version 1.2.7)

BIEN_ranges_species: Download range maps for given species.

Description

BIEN_ranges_species extracts range maps for the specified species.

Usage

BIEN_ranges_species(
  species,
  directory = NULL,
  matched = TRUE,
  match_names_only = FALSE,
  include.gid = FALSE,
  ...
)

Value

Range maps for specified species.

Arguments

species

A single species or a vector of species.

directory

Directory that range maps should be saved in. If none is specified, range maps will be saved in the current working directory.

matched

Return a list of taxa that were downloaded. Default is TRUE.

match_names_only

Check for range maps for the taxa specified without downloading range maps. Default is FALSE.

include.gid

Should the files returned have a unique GID appended to them? This is needed if downloading multiple maps for the same species.

...

Additional arguments passed to internal functions.

See Also

Other range functions: BIEN_ranges_box(), BIEN_ranges_genus(), BIEN_ranges_intersect_species(), BIEN_ranges_list(), BIEN_ranges_load_species(), BIEN_ranges_sf(), BIEN_ranges_shapefile_to_skinny(), BIEN_ranges_skinny_ranges_to_richness_raster(), BIEN_ranges_species_bulk()