Metadata for the environmental miscellaneous variables in GIFT

Retrieve the metadata of all miscellaneous environmental layers accessible in GIFT.

Usage

GIFT_env_meta_misc(
  api = "https://gift.uni-goettingen.de/api/extended/",
  GIFT_version = "latest"
)

Arguments

api

character string defining from which API the data will be retrieved.

GIFT_version

character string defining the version of the GIFT database to use. The function retrieves by default the latest stable version. If set to beta, the most up-to-date version which is still subject to changes and edits is used.

Value

A data frame with 6 columns.

Details

Here is what each column refers to:

dataset - Name of the source dataset.
variable - Name of the environmental layer.
description- Description.
unit - Unit.
num - Whether the environmental layer is numeric or not.
ref_long - Full reference to cite when using an environmental layer.

References

 Denelle, P., Weigelt, P., & Kreft, H. (2023). GIFT—An R package to
 access the Global Inventory of Floras and Traits. Methods in Ecology
 and Evolution, 14, 2738-2748.
 https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14213

 Weigelt, P, König, C, Kreft, H. GIFT – A Global Inventory of Floras and
 Traits for macroecology and biogeography. J Biogeogr. 2020; 47: 16– 43.
 https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13623

See also

GIFT_env()

Examples

# \donttest{
ex <- GIFT_env_meta_misc()
#> You are asking for the latest stable version of GIFT which is 3.2.
# }