read_twn {benthos}

Read and Validate Taxa Waterbeheer Nederland (TWN) Data

Description

This function reads files in the Taxa Waterbeheer Nederland (TWN) format.

Usage

read_twn(filename)

get_worms()

validate_twn(.data)

Arguments

filename

name of TWN file (character)

.data

table in TWN-format

Details

The function adds a new column taxon. Its contents depending on TWN-status:

• status = 10 taxonname

• status = 20 prefername

• status = 80 parentname

Value

a tibble with four columns:

• GROUP TWN/WoRMS taxon group

• LEVEL TWN/WoRMS taxon level

• FROM taxon name to convert from

• TO taxon name to convert to

Functions

• get_worms(): get default WoRMS list (TWN list extended with species Southern North Sea)

• validate_twn(): validator for TWN-format

References

https://taxainfo.nl/