isValidST {SoilTaxonomy}

Check for valid taxonomic level (Order, Suborder, Great Group, Subgroup)

Description

Checks needle for matches against a single level of Soil Taxonomy hierarchy: order, suborder, greatgroup, subgroup. Matches are case-insensitive.

Usage

isValidST(needle, level = c("order", "suborder", "greatgroup", "subgroup"))

Arguments

needle

vector of taxa

level

single level of Soil Taxonomy hierarchy; one of: "order", "suborder", "greatgroup", "subgroup"

Value

logical vector, same length as needle

Examples

isValidST('typic haploxeralfs', level = 'subgroup')