Allows the user to retrieve the data files from the LEDA
Traitbase website, merge them in a single R dataset
and store the result in a local file; this file could be
then used whenever the tr8() function is used in
order to speed up the process of retrieving traits data.
leda_download_to_local_directory(directory)The function save a local copy of LEDA data in a file
called leda_database.Rda
is the directory where the downloaded data will be stored (in order to be used in future R sessions); default is NULL.
Gionata Bocci <boccigionata@gmail.com>
The function uses a GUI created via the gWidgets
package, to let the user select a folder where the datasets
has to be stored.
Kleyer, M., Bekker, R.M., Knevel, I.C., Bakker, J.P, Thompson, K., Sonnenschein, M., Poschlod, P., Van Groenendael, J.M., Klimes, L., Klimesova, J., Klotz, S., Rusch, G.M., Hermy, M., Adriaens, D., Boedeltje, G., Bossuyt, B., Dannemann, A., Endels, P., Götzenberger, L., Hodgson, J.G., Jackel, A-K., Kühn, I., Kunzmann, D., Ozinga, W.A., Römermann, C., Stadler, M., Schlegelmilch, J., Steendam, H.J., Tackenberg, O., Wilmann, B., Corneliss n, J.H.C., Eriksson, O., Garnier, E., Peco, B. (2008): The LEDA Traitbase: A database of life-history traits of Northwest European flora. Journal of Ecology 96:1266-1274. http://www.leda-traitbase.org/LEDAportal/data_files.jsp