BIEN_ranges_box: Download range maps that intersect a specified bounding box.

In BIEN: Tools for Accessing the Botanical Information and Ecology Network Database

Download range maps that intersect a specified bounding box.

Description

BIEN_ranges_box extracts range maps for a specified bounding box.

Usage

BIEN_ranges_box(
  min.lat,
  max.lat,
  min.long,
  max.long,
  directory = NULL,
  species.names.only = FALSE,
  return.species.list = TRUE,
  crop.ranges = FALSE,
  include.gid = FALSE,
  ...
)

Arguments

min.lat	Minimum latitude of the ranges included.
max.lat	Maximum latitude of the ranges included.
min.long	Minimum longitude of the ranges included.
max.long	Maximum longitude of the ranges included.
directory	Directory that range maps should be saved in. If none is specified, range maps will be saved in the current working directory.
species.names.only	Return species names rather than spatial data? Default is FALSE.
return.species.list	Should a species list be returned in addition to downloading range maps? Default is FALSE
crop.ranges	Should the ranges be cropped to the focal area? Default is FALSE.
include.gid	Should the files returned have a unique GID appended to them? This is needed if downloading multiple maps for the same species.
...	Additional arguments passed to internal functions.

Value

Range maps for all available species within the specified bounding box.

Note

Details on the construction of BIEN range maps is available at https://bien.nceas.ucsb.edu/bien/biendata/bien-3/

See Also

Other range functions: BIEN_ranges_genus(), BIEN_ranges_intersect_species(), BIEN_ranges_list(), BIEN_ranges_load_species(), BIEN_ranges_sf(), BIEN_ranges_shapefile_to_skinny(), BIEN_ranges_skinny_ranges_to_richness_raster(), BIEN_ranges_species(), BIEN_ranges_species_bulk()

Examples

## Not run: 
temp_dir <- file.path(tempdir(), "BIEN_temp") #Set a working directory
BIEN_ranges_box(42,43,-85,-84,species.names.only = TRUE)
BIEN_ranges_box(42,43,-85,-84,directory = temp_dir)
## End(Not run)

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