Taxonomy of GIFT

Retrieves the taxonomy of GIFT.

Usage

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

Arguments

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.

api

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

Value

A data frame with 6 columns.

Details

Here is what each column refers to:

taxon_ID - the identification number of each taxonomic entry.
taxon_name - names describing taxa.
taxon_name - author name for a given taxon.
taxon_lvl - splits every taxon in genus, family, order or superior orders. Taxonomy is a linear sequence of left and right borders for each taxon. This is nested, for example left and right borders of a genus would fall between the left and right borders of the corresponding family.
lft - left border of one taxon in the taxonomic sequence.
rgt - right border of one taxon in the taxonomic sequence.

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_checklists()

Examples

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