R/RefSpecies.R

In ecology-rocks/MakeMyForests: SORTIE-ND Preparation From Forest Inventory Data

#' RefSpecies Data
#' 
#' This data comes from the USDA forest inventory analysis (FIA)
#'      DataMart. You can find a more recent copy for 
#'      your species of interest by visiting 
#'      \url{http://apps.fs.fed.us/fiadb-downloads/datamart.html}. 
#'      The REF_SPECIES.csv file is located in the "Download 
#'      Reference Data" section. See the FIADB documentation for 
#'      more information: 
#'  \url{http://www.fia.fs.fed.us/library/database-documentation/}
#'      
#'  @format A data frame with 7 columns and 2568 rows of species.
#'  \describe{
#'      \item{SPCD}{A four digit numerical code that corresponds to a species or subspecies of plant.}
#'      \item{COMMON_NAME}{The common name of the species.}
#'      \item{GENUS}{The genus of the species.}
#'      \item{SPECIES}{The species of the species. (Yeah, I 
#'          went there.)}
#'      \item{VARIETY}{The variety of the species, if applicable.
#'          Often blank.}
#'      \item{SUBSPECIES}{The subspecies of the organism, if
#'          applicable. Often blank.}
#'      \item{SPECIES_SYMBOL}{The common 4 letter and optional
#'          number designation for a species. Matches the USDA
#'          PLANTS database designations, and is what we use to
#'          find or match species in this table.}
#'  }
#'  
"RefSpecies"