taxonRectification

An function that takes an input taxonomic name, checks against
taxonomic database, returns vector for use in database queries, as well as
warnings if the name is invalid.

Facilitates the gathering of biodiversity occurrence data
from disparate sources. Metadata is managed throughout the process to facilitate
reporting and enhanced ability to repeat analyses.

Hannah Owens

occCite

Querying and Managing Large Biodiversity Occurrence Datasets

Hannah L. Owens

Cory Merow

Brian Maitner

Jamie M. Kass

Vijay Barve

Robert P. Guralnick

Damiano Oldoni

taxonRectification function

<dl><dt>taxName</dt>
<dd>A string that, ideally, is a taxonomic name</dd>
<dt>datasources</dt>
<dd>A vector of taxonomic data sources implemented in
<code>taxize::gna_verifier()</code>. See the
<a href="http://verifier.globalnames.org/data_sources">Global Names Verifier</a> for more information.</dd>
<dt>skipTaxize</dt>
<dd>If <code>skipTaxize = TRUE</code>, occCite will skip taxonomic
rectification using taxize. Setting this option to `TRUE` will result in a check for the
<code>taxize</code> package before taxonomic rectification is attempted.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Taxon Rectification — taxonRectification

<dl>

<dt>taxName</dt>
<dd>A string that, ideally, is a taxonomic name</dd>


<dt>datasources</dt>
<dd>A vector of taxonomic data sources implemented in
<code>taxize::gna_verifier()</code>. See the
<a href='http://verifier.globalnames.org/data_sources'>Global Names Verifier</a> for more information.</dd>


<dt>skipTaxize</dt>
<dd>If <code>skipTaxize = TRUE</code>, occCite will skip taxonomic
rectification using taxize. Setting this option to `TRUE` will result in a check for the
<code>taxize</code> package before taxonomic rectification is attempted.</dd>

</dl>

taxonRectification: Taxon Rectification

Description

Usage

Value

Arguments

Examples