download_database: Download a single floristic quality database

In fqar: Floristic Quality Assessment Tools for R

Download a single floristic quality database

Description

download_database() retrieves a specified floristic quality database from universalfqa.org. A list of available databases can be found using the index_fqa_databases() function.

Usage

download_database(database_id, timeout = 4)

Arguments

database_id	A numeric identifier of the desired floristic quality database, as specified by universalfqa.org. ID numbers for databases recognized this site can be viewed with the index_fqa_databases() function.
timeout	Number of seconds to query UniversalFQA before timing out.

Value

An untidy data frame in the original format of the Universal FQA website. Use database_glance() for a tidy summary and database_inventory() for species-level data.

Examples

databases <- index_fqa_databases() # Database 1 is the original 1994 Chicago edition.

chicago_database <- download_database(1)

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