This function retrieves records from the WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) database using the worrms R package for a given list of Aphia IDs.
If the retrieval fails, it retries a specified number of times before stopping.
Arguments
- aphia_id
A vector of Aphia IDs for which records should be retrieved.
- max_retries
An integer specifying the maximum number of retry attempts for each Aphia ID in case of failure. Default is 3.
- sleep_time
A numeric value specifying the time (in seconds) to wait between retry attempts. Default is 10 seconds.
- verbose
A logical indicating whether to print progress messages. Default is TRUE.
Value
A data frame containing the retrieved WoRMS records for the provided Aphia IDs. Each row corresponds to one Aphia ID.
Details
The function attempts to fetch records for each Aphia ID in the provided vector. If a retrieval fails, it retries up to
the specified max_retries, with a pause of sleep_time seconds between attempts. If all retries fail for an Aphia ID, the function
stops with an error message.
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Example usage with a vector of Aphia IDs
aphia_ids <- c(12345, 67890, 112233)
worms_records <- retrieve_worms_records(aphia_ids)
} # }