getBenthicData: Download benthic data from server
In harryganz/rvc: A statistical package for the Reef Visual Census

getBenthicData

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Download benthic data from server

Download benthic data from server to a data.frame

getBenthicData(
  years,
  regions,
  server = "https://grunt.sefsc.noaa.gov/rvc_analysis20/"
)

`years`	A numeric vector of years for which to get sample data
`regions`	A character vector of region codes for which to get sample data (e.g. "FLA KEYS", "DRY TORT", "SEFCRI")
`server`	A string containing the domain url at which to access the server

A data.frame with taxonomic data and life history data for all species in the RVC with columns:

REGION: A code indicating the region. DRY TORT: Dry Tortugas, FLA KEYS: Florida Keys, and SEFCRI: Southeast Peninsular Florida
YEAR: A number indicating the calendar year
PRIMARY_SAMPLE_UNIT: A code indicating the primary sample unit in which a sample was collected
STATION_NR: A number indicating the secondary sampling unit within a given primary sample unit
DEPTH: Average depth, in meters, of secondary sampling unit
MAX_HARD_RELIEF: The maximum height, in meters, of hard relief (e.g. hard corals, rock)
MAX_SOFT_RELIEF: The maximum height, in meters, of soft relief (e.g. soft corals, sponges)
AVG_HARD_RELIEF: The average height, in meters, of hard relief
HARD_REL_PCT_0: Percentage of hard relief less than 0.2 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_1: Percentage of hard relief between 0.2 and 0.5 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_2: Percentage of hard relief between 0.5 and 1.0 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_3: Percentage of hard relief between 1.0 and 1.5 meters
HARD_REL_PCT_4: Percentage of hard relief greater than 1.5 meters
PCT_SAND: Percentage of abiotic cover that is sand
PCT_HARD_BOTTOM: Percentage of abiotic cover that is hard bottom
PCT_RUBBLE: Percentage of abiotic cover that is rubble
PCT_CORAL: Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is coral
PCT_OCTO: Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is octocoral
PCT_SPONGE: Percentage of biotic hardbottom that is sponge