plantR

plantR manages and standardizes species occurrence records from biological collections to support taxonomic, biogeographic, macroecological, and biodiversity conservation analyses.

Key Features:

• Data Retrieval: Downloads species records from online biological data repositories and collection databases.
• Standardization: Standardizes typical fields associated with species records to ensure consistency across datasets from different collections.
• Validation: Validates locality information, geographical coordinates, taxonomic nomenclature, and species identifications.
• Duplicate Detection: Identifies and retrieves duplicate records across multiple collections.
• Data Summarization and Export: Summarizes datasets and exports data in multiple formats and supports construction of species checklists with vouchers.
• Workflow Integration: Integrates retrieval, standardization, validation, summarization, and export into a cohesive, reproducible workflow.
• Scalability: Handles large datasets efficiently by leveraging R's processing capabilities.

Scientific Applications:

• Taxonomy: Produces standardized specimen datasets and checklists to support taxonomic revisions and species identification.
• Biogeography: Provides georeferenced occurrence data suitable for biogeographic analyses.
• Macroecology: Supplies standardized occurrence datasets for macroecological studies across regions and taxa.
• Biodiversity Conservation: Supports conservation research and planning through standardized occurrence records and species checklists.
• Data Quality Assessment: Facilitates assessment of data quality for ecological and biodiversity research.

Methodology:

Handles large datasets efficiently by leveraging R's capabilities for fast processing and integrates various tools into a cohesive workflow from data retrieval to export.