cleanData {helminthR} | R Documentation |
Clean helminth parasite occurrence data
Description
Given a host-parasite edgelist, this function can validate species names,
provide further taxonomic information (thanks to taxize
),
and remove records only to genus level.
Usage
cleanData(edge, speciesOnly = FALSE, validateHosts = FALSE)
Arguments
edge |
Host-parasite edgelist obtained from |
speciesOnly |
boolean flag to remove host and parasite species where data are only available at genus level (default = FALSE) |
validateHosts |
boolean flag to check host species names against Catalogue of Life information and output taxonomic information (default = FALSE) |
Details
Use data(locations)
for a list of possible locations.
Value
cleanEdge Host-parasite edgelist, but cleaned
Author(s)
Tad Dallas
[Package helminthR version 1.0.10 Index]