This function retrieves taxonomy data from the EASIN database for vascular plants. It is also possible to get similar data for other taxonomic groups. It handles pagination automatically, downloading data in chunks until all available data for the specified taxa are retrieved.
Usage
EASIN_Taxonomy(
BaseURL = "https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/apixg/catxg",
Kingdom = "Plantae",
Phylum = "Tracheophyta",
NSearch = 100
)Arguments
- BaseURL
character; the base URL for accessing the EASIN taxonomy API. Default is "https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/apixg/catxg".
- Kingdom
character; the taxonomic kingdom to search within. Default is "Plantae".
- Phylum
character; the taxonomic phylum to filter within the specified kingdom. Default is "Tracheophyta".
- NSearch
integer; the number of records to attempt to retrieve per request. Default is 100.
Details
This function loops through the EASIN API, retrieving data in chunks until all available data for the specified kingdom and phylum are collected. The results are returned as a tibble after filtering for the specified taxa.
Note
This function is not intended to be used directly by the user or in the IAS-pDT, but only used inside the EASIN_Process function.