Load and format shapefile for use with res_local_map
load_shp_file(path, dissolve_boundaries = TRUE)path to shapefile and name
logical, should reserve boundaries be dissolved? Defaults to TRUE
Returns a sp object
This function is intended for internal use with the NERRS reserve level reporting scripts. It loads a NERRS boundary shp file and dissolves unnecessary reserve boundaries. The resulting sp object is then used with res_sk_map and res_local_map