Extract Species Ecological Parameters from Www.freshwaterecology.info
For loading the API key from the environment.
Function to retrieve all the traits in the database.
Open the registration page
To download data from the Freshwaterecology.info database.
Function and instructions creating the API_KEY variable in the User en...
Access and loading the token key
ggplot2 visualization.
For computing the functional dendogram
Extracting the traits from the downloaded data.
Compute the functional diversity indices and community weighted means.
Check for packages to install and respond to use
Checks the traits spelling compared to user input.
Check and clean species names to match standard names in the database.
Internal package and create dummy codes
Steps to follow in using the Freshwater Information Platform
Get database citations
Standard table with taxonomic groups and their traits explanations.
Auto generation of species sites
Support the extraction and seamless integration of species ecological traits or preferences from the www.freshwaterecology.info into several ecological model workflows. During data extraction, different taxonomic levels are acceptable, including species, genus, and family, based on the availability of data in the database. The data is cached after the first search and can be accessed during and after online interactions. Only scientific names are acceptable in the search; local or English names are not allowed. A user API key is required to start using the package.
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