gbif_to_dataframe: Convert GBIF Object

In DivInsight: Diversity Index Calculation & Visualisation for Taxa and Location

Convert GBIF Object

Description

Convert a GBIF object into workable R dataframe.

Usage

gbif_to_dataframe(GBIF_object)

Arguments

GBIF_object

An object queried from the GBIF database: a list containing occurrence data for a specified taxon and location.

Value

An R dataframe containing the occurrence data from the GBIF object.

Examples

# convert the GBIF object containing occurrence plant data from 2020 and 2019

 library(rgbif)

 Cambodia_code <- isocodes[grep("Cambodia", isocodes$name), "code"]

 Plant_taxonkey <- name_backbone("Plantae")$kingdomKey

 plant_cambodia.gbif <- occ_search(
   hasCoordinate = TRUE,
   limit = 99990,
   taxonKey = Plant_taxonkey,
   year = c("2020", "2019"),
   country = Cambodia_code
 )

 plant_cambodia.df <- gbif_to_dataframe(plant_cambodia.gbif)

 head(plant_cambodia.df)

DivInsight documentation built on Aug. 12, 2023, 9:06 a.m.