diat_disp: Calculates the Diatom Index for Soda Pans (DISP)

In diathor: Calculate Ecological Information and Diatom Based Indices

Calculates the Diatom Index for Soda Pans (DISP)

Description

The input for all of these functions is the resulting dataframe (resultLoad) obtained from the diat_loadData() function A CSV or dataframe cannot be used directly with these functions, they have to be loaded first with the diat_loadData() function so the acronyms and species' names are recognized References for the index:

• Stenger-Kovács, C., Körmendi, K., Lengyel, E., Abonyi, A., Hajnal, É., Szabó, B., Buczkó, K. & Padisák, J. (2018). Expanding the trait-based concept of benthic diatoms: Development of trait-and species-based indices for conductivity as the master variable of ecological status in continental saline lakes. Ecological Indicators, 95, 63-74.

Sample data in the examples is taken from:

• Nicolosi Gelis, María Mercedes; Cochero, Joaquín; Donadelli, Jorge; Gómez, Nora. 2020. "Exploring the use of nuclear alterations, motility and ecological guilds in epipelic diatoms as biomonitoring tools for water quality improvement in urban impacted lowland streams". Ecological Indicators, 110, 105951. https://doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105951

Usage

diat_disp(resultLoad, maxDistTaxa = 2)

Arguments

resultLoad	The resulting list obtained from the diat_loadData() function
maxDistTaxa	Integer. Number of characters that can differ in the species' names when compared to the internal database's name in the heuristic search. Default = 2

Examples

# Example using sample data included in the package (sampleData):
data("diat_sampleData")
# First, the diat_loadData() function has to be called to read the data
# The data will be stored into a list (loadedData)
# And an output folder will be selected through a dialog box if resultsPath is empty
# In the example, a temporary directory will be used in resultsPath
df <- diat_loadData(diat_sampleData, resultsPath = tempdir())
dispResults <- diat_disp(df)

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