SHARK4R: Retrieving, Analyzing, and Validating Marine Data from SHARK and Nordic Microalgae

Overview

This R package is equipped with a client application designed for integration with API functions. It facilitates access to various databases, including SHARK, SLU Artdatabanken (Dyntaxa), WoRMS, AlgaeBase, IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae, IOC-UNESCO Toxins database and Nordic Microalgae. The package serves a dual purpose, supporting both data analysis and automatic quality control of physical, chemical, and marine biological data. Developed by SMHI, quality control functions modified from https://iobis.github.io/obistools/

Installation

Installing SHARK4R requires the devtools package:

# install.packages("devtools")
devtools::install_github("sharksmhi/SHARK4R", dependencies = TRUE)

Documentation and Tutorials

Website

For detailed information, please visit the project’s webpage.

Tutorials

Explore the features and capabilities of SHARK4R through these tutorial:

• Retrieve Data From SHARK
• Retrieve Data From Dyntaxa
• Retrieve Data From WoRMS
• Retrieve Data From AlgaeBase
• Retrieve Data From IOC HAB and Toxin databases
• Retrieve Data From Nordic Microalgae
• Quality Control of SHARK Data

Reference

For a detailed overview of all available SHARK4R functions, please visit the reference section:

• Function Reference

Repository

For more details and the latest updates, visit the GitHub repository.

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License.

References

Provoost P and Bosch S (2018). “obistools: Tools for data enhancement and quality control.” Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. https://iobis.github.io/obistools/.