OpenRange_api_load_species {OpenRange} | R Documentation |
Load range maps for given species using the API.
Description
OpenRange_api_load_species extracts range maps for the specified species.
Usage
OpenRange_api_load_species(species, ...)
Arguments
species |
A single species. |
... |
Additional arguments passed to internal functions. |
Value
Range maps for specified species.
Note
Details on the construction of BIEN range maps is available at http://bien.nceas.ucsb.edu/bien/biendata/bien-3/
See Also
Other range functions:
OpenRange_api_species()
,
OpenRange_get_license()
,
OpenRange_get_stats()
,
OpenRange_list_scenarios()
,
OpenRange_load_species()
,
OpenRange_sf()
,
OpenRange_species()
Examples
library(maps) #a convenient source of maps
library(sf)
temp_dir <- file.path(tempdir(), "BIEN_temp")
#Download ranges
Abies_poly <- OpenRange_api_load_species(species = "Abies_amabilis")
#Plotting files
plot(Abies_poly[,1])#plots the range, but doesn't mean much without any reference
map('world', fill = TRUE, col = "grey")#plots a world map (WGS84 projection), in grey
plot(Abies_poly,col="forest green",add=TRUE) #adds the range to the map
#Getting data from the files
Abies_poly |>
st_drop_geometry()
[Package OpenRange version 0.0.1 Index]