make_sppcode: make_sppcode
In KateMMiller/testpackage: This is a test package

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

View source: R/make_sppcode.R

Make a 6-letter code with first 3 letters of genus and species

1	make_sppcode(data, sppname)

`data`	Name of data frame that contains at least one column with Latin names
`sppname`	Quoted name of the column that contains the Latin names

Returns a data frame with a new column named sppcode.

 example_dat <- data.frame(Latin_Name = c("Carex limosa",
   "Arethusa bulbosa", "Malaxis unifolia", "Calopogon tuberosus"),
    cover = c(10, 40, 10, 50), stems = c(50, 20, 10, 10))

 head(example_dat)

 example_dat2 <- make_sppcode(example_dat, "Latin_Name")
 head(example_dat2)