BIEN_trait_species: Download trait data for given species.

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

Download trait data for given species.

Description

BIEN_trait_species extracts trait data for the species specified.

Usage

BIEN_trait_species(
  species,
  all.taxonomy = FALSE,
  political.boundaries = FALSE,
  source.citation = FALSE,
  ...
)

Arguments

species	A single species or a vector of species.
all.taxonomy	Should full taxonomic information and TNRS output be returned? Default is FALSE.
political.boundaries	Should political boundary information (country, state, etc.) be returned? Default is FALSE.
source.citation	Should readable source information be downloaded for each record? Note that BIEN_metadata_citation may be more useful.
...	Additional arguments passed to internal functions.

Value

A dataframe of all available trait data for the given species.

See Also

Other trait functions: BIEN_trait_country(), BIEN_trait_family(), BIEN_trait_genus(), BIEN_trait_list(), BIEN_trait_mean(), BIEN_trait_trait(), BIEN_trait_traitbyfamily(), BIEN_trait_traitbygenus(), BIEN_trait_traitbyspecies(), BIEN_trait_traits_per_species()

Examples

## Not run: 
BIEN_trait_species("Poa annua")
species_vector<-c("Poa annua","Juncus trifidus")
BIEN_trait_species(species_vector)
## End(Not run)

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