BIEN_metadata_citation function

Generate citations for data extracted from BIEN.

BIEN_metadata_citation guides a user through the proper documentation for data downloaded from the BIEN database.

BIEN_metadata_citation(
  dataframe = NULL,
  trait.dataframe = NULL,
  trait.mean.dataframe = NULL,
  bibtex_file = NULL,
  acknowledgement_file = NULL,
  ...
)

Arguments

• dataframe: A data.frame of occurrence data downloaded from the BIEN R package.
• trait.dataframe: A data.frame of trait data downloaded from the BIEN R package.
• trait.mean.dataframe: A data.frame of species mean trait data from the function BIEN_trait_mean.
• bibtex_file: Output file for writing bibtex citations.
• acknowledgement_file: Output file for writing acknowledgements.
• ...: Additional arguments passed to internal functions.

Returns

A list object containing information needed for data attribution. Full information for herbaria is available at http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/

Examples

## Not run:

BIEN_metadata_citation()#If you are referencing the phylogeny or range maps.
Xanthium_data<-BIEN_occurrence_species("Xanthium strumarium")
citations<-BIEN_metadata_citation(dataframe=Xanthium_data)#If you are referencing occurrence data
## End(Not run)

See Also

Other metadata functions: BIEN_metadata_data_dictionaries(), BIEN_metadata_database_version(), BIEN_metadata_list_political_names(), BIEN_metadata_match_data(), BIEN_plot_metadata(), BIEN_ranges_list()