download_transect {fqar}

Download a single floristic quality transect assessment

Description

download_transect() retrieves a specified floristic quality transect assessment from universalfqa.org. ID numbers for transect assessments in various databases can be found using the index_fqa_transects() function.

Usage

download_transect(transect_id)

Arguments

transect_id

A numeric identifier of the desired floristic quality transect assessment, as specified by universalfqa.org. ID numbers for transect assessments in specified databases can be viewed with the index_fqa_transects() function.

Value

An untidy data frame in the original format of the Universal FQA website. Use transect_glance() for a tidy summary, transect_phys() for a physiognometric overview, and transect_inventory() for species-level data.

Examples

databases <- index_fqa_databases() # Database 1 is the original 1994 Chicago edition.
chicago_transects <- index_fqa_transects(1) # CBG Sand prairie swale fen A has id number 5932.
cbg <- download_transect(5932)