set_dataset: set Site Information for Fossil Sites

In neotoma2: Working with the Neotoma Paleoecology Database

set Site Information for Fossil Sites

Description

Function to create new dataset objects for personal analysis. The new object will not be uploaded to the database.

Usage

set_dataset(
  x = NA,
  datasetid = NA_integer_,
  datasetname = NA_character_,
  database = NA_character_,
  doi = NA,
  recdatecreated = as.Date(character(1)),
  datasettype = NA_character_,
  age_range_old = NA_integer_,
  age_range_young = NA_integer_,
  age_units = NA_character_,
  notes = NA_character_,
  pi_list = NA,
  samples = NULL,
  specimens = NULL
)

Arguments

x	object to be set as dataset,
datasetid	dataset identifier
datasetname	name of the dataset
database	dataset where the dataset came from
doi	DOI
recdatecreated	date the dataset was created
datasettype	type the dataset belongs to
age_range_old	age range old
age_range_young	age range young
age_units	age units
notes	notes
pi_list	pi list
samples	taxa objects
specimens	specimens slot

Value

dataset object

Author(s)

Socorro Dominguez [e-mail]

Examples

{
# Create a dataset
my_dataset <- set_dataset(database = "EPD",
                    datasettype = "pollen",
                    notes = "my lake")
}

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