italic_ecology_traits {ritalic} | R Documentation |
Get ecology data and morphological traits of lichen taxa
Description
Retrieves morpho-functional traits, ecological indicators, altitudinal distribution, and poleotolerance data for lichen taxa. Only accepts names that exist in the database of ITALIC.
Usage
italic_ecology_traits(sp_names)
Arguments
sp_names |
Character vector of accepted names |
Value
A data frame with:
- scientific_name
The scientific name provided as input
- substrata
Substrate
- photobiont
Type of photosynthetic partner
- growth_form
Growth form
- phytoclimatic_range
Distribution in vegetation zones
- special_requirements_for_water
Water requirements
- reproductive_strategy
Main reproductive methods
- ph_of_the_substrata_min
Minimum pH value (1-5 scale)
- ph_of_the_substrata_max
Maximum pH value (1-5 scale)
- solar_irradiation_min
Minimum light requirements (1-5 scale)
- solar_irradiation_max
Maximum light tolerance (1-5 scale)
- aridity_min
Minimum aridity tolerance (1-5 scale)
- aridity_max
Maximum aridity tolerance (1-5 scale)
- eutrophication_min
Minimum nutrient requirements (1-5 scale)
- eutrophication_max
Maximum nutrient tolerance (1-5 scale)
- altitudinal_distribution_min
Minimum altitude zone (1-6 scale)
- altitudinal_distribution_max
Maximum altitude zone (1-6 scale)
- poleotolerance_min
Minimum poleotolerance level (1-5 scale)
- poleotolerance_max
Maximum poleotolerance level (1-5 scale)
Note
Before using this function with a list of names, first obtain their accepted names
using italic_match()
.
Example workflow:
names_matched <- italic_match(your_names) data <- italic_ecology_traits(names_matched$accepted_name)
References
ITALIC - The Information System on Italian Lichens: data about taxa https://italic.units.it/?procedure=base&t=59&c=60#otherdata
Examples
## Not run:
italic_ecology_traits("Cetraria islandica (L.) Ach. subsp. islandica")
## End(Not run)