GIFT_taxonomy {GIFT}

Taxonomy of GIFT

Description

Retrieves the taxonomy of GIFT.

Usage

GIFT_taxonomy(
  GIFT_version = "latest",
  api = "https://gift.uni-goettingen.de/api/extended/"
)

Arguments

GIFT_version

character string defining the version of the GIFT database to use. The function retrieves by default the latest stable version. If set to beta, the most up-to-date version which is still subject to changes and edits is used.

api

character string defining from which API the data will be retrieved.

Details

Here is what each column refers to:

taxon_ID - the identification number of each taxonomic entry.
taxon_name - names describing taxa.
taxon_name - author name for a given taxon.
taxon_lvl - splits every taxon in genus, family, order or superior orders. Taxonomy is a linear sequence of left and right borders for each taxon. This is nested, for example left and right borders of a genus would fall between the left and right borders of the corresponding family.
lft - left border of one taxon in the taxonomic sequence.
rgt - right border of one taxon in the taxonomic sequence.

Value

A data frame with 6 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

GIFT_checklists()

Examples

ex <- GIFT_taxonomy()