gd_get_biomes_spdf: Make a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame object of the biomes

Description Usage Arguments Details Value See Also Examples

Description

gd_get_biomes_spdf returns a SpatialPolygonsDataFrame object of the Whittaker's biomes modified by Ricklefs (2008) in function of mean annual temperature (MAT) and mean annual precipitation (MAP) (MAT in degrees Celsius and MAP in mm).

Usage

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gd_get_biomes_spdf(merge_deserts = FALSE)

Arguments

merge_deserts

Logical indicating if desert biomes should be merged in a single biome. By default, deserts are not merged.

Details

This function is not commonly used alone, but it is called by gd_get_biome.

Value

An object of class SpatialPolygonsDataFrame

See Also

Other Get.Data.Functions: gd_get_biome

Examples

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# Get the SpatialPolygonsDataFrame object of the biomes
biomes_spdf <- gd_get_biomes_spdf()

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