Create a checklist.

Source: R/checklist.R

Create a checklist.

checklist(scientificname = NULL, taxonid = NULL, datasetid = NULL,
  nodeid = NULL, areaid = NULL, startdate = NULL, enddate = NULL,
  startdepth = NULL, enddepth = NULL, geometry = NULL, redlist = NULL,
  hab = NULL, flags = NULL, exclude = NULL, verbose = FALSE)

Arguments

scientificname

the scientific name.
taxonid

the taxon identifier (WoRMS AphiaID).
datasetid

the dataset identifier.
nodeid

the OBIS node identifier.
areaid

the OBIS area identifier.
startdate

the earliest date on which occurrence took place.
enddate

the latest date on which the occurrence took place.
startdepth

the minimum depth below the sea surface.
enddepth

the maximum depth below the sea surface.
geometry

a WKT geometry string.
redlist

include only IUCN Red List species.
hab

include only IOC-UNESCO HAB species.
flags

quality flags which need to be set.
exclude

quality flags to be excluded from the results.
verbose

logical. Optional parameter to enable verbose logging (default = FALSE).

Value

The checklist.

Examples

taxa <- checklist(scientificname = "Tellinidae")

#> 
Retrieved 359 records of approximately 354 (100%)
taxa <- checklist(geometry = "POLYGON ((2.3 51.8, 2.3 51.6, 2.6 51.6, 2.6 51.8, 2.3 51.8))")

#> 
Retrieved 1093 records of approximately 1055 (100%)
taxa <- checklist(areaid = 10181)

#> 
Retrieved 1146 records of approximately 2309 (49%)
#> 
Retrieved 2327 records of approximately 2309 (100%)