GIFT_references {GIFT} | R Documentation |
Metadata for references available in GIFT
Description
Retrieve the metadata of every reference accessible in GIFT.
Usage
GIFT_references(
api = "https://gift.uni-goettingen.de/api/extended/",
GIFT_version = "latest"
)
Arguments
api |
character string defining from which API the data will be retrieved. |
GIFT_version |
character string defining the version of the GIFT
database to use. The function retrieves by default the |
Details
Here is what each column refers to:
ref_ID - Identification number of the reference
ref_long - Full reference for the reference
geo_entity_ref - Name of the location
type - What type the source is
subset - What information regarding the status of species is
available
taxon_ID - Identification number of the group of taxa available
taxon_name - Name of the group of taxa available
checklist - Is the source a checklist
native_indicated - Whether native status of species is available in
the source
natural_indicated - Whether naturalized status of species is
available in the source
end_ref - Whether endemism information is available in the source
traits - Whether trait information is available in the source
restricted - Whether the access to this reference is restricted
proc_date - When the source was processed
Value
A data frame with 14 columns.
References
Denelle, P., Weigelt, P., & Kreft, H. (2023). GIFT—An R package to access the Global Inventory of Floras and Traits. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14, 2738-2748. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14213 Weigelt, P, König, C, Kreft, H. GIFT – A Global Inventory of Floras and Traits for macroecology and biogeography. J Biogeogr. 2020; 47: 16– 43. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13623
See Also
Examples
ex <- GIFT_references()