set_site: set Site Information for Fossil Sites

In neotoma2: Working with the Neotoma Paleoecology Database

set Site Information for Fossil Sites

Description

set Site Information for Fossil Sites

Usage

set_site(
  x = NA,
  siteid = NA_integer_,
  sitename = NA_character_,
  geography = sf::st_as_sf(sf::st_sfc()),
  altitude = NA_integer_,
  geopolitical = list(),
  area = NA_integer_,
  notes = NA_character_,
  description = NA_character_,
  collunits = NULL
)

Arguments

x	Object to be set as a site
siteid	The unique ⁠site id⁠ for a site. If this site is new to Neotoma then leave the ID as NA.
sitename	Name of a site.
geography	A sf object representing the site location, either as a polygon or point.
altitude	altitude/elevation of the site.
geopolitical	The geopolitical unit in which the site is located.
area	The area of the site or depositional basin in ha. Can be calculated from the polygon.
notes	additional information of the site
description	Function to create new site objects. The new object will not be uploaded to the database.
collunits	Collection units in the site

Value

site object

Author(s)

Socorro Dominguez [e-mail]

Examples

{
# Create a site called "My Lake", to
x <- sf::st_as_sf(sf::st_sfc(sf::st_point(c(5,5))))
my_site <- set_site(sitename = "My Lake",
                    geography = x,
                    description = "my lake",
                    altitude = 30)
}

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