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Match Dyntaxa taxon names via API

Source: R/dyntaxa_api_functions.R
match_dyntaxa_taxa.Rd

This function matches a list of taxon names against the SLU Artdatabanken API (Dyntaxa) and retrieves the best matches along with their taxon IDs.

Usage

match_dyntaxa_taxa(
  taxon_names,
  subscription_key = Sys.getenv("DYNTAXA_KEY"),
  multiple_options = FALSE,
  searchFields = "Both",
  isRecommended = "NotSet",
  isOkForObservationSystems = "NotSet",
  culture = "sv_SE",
  page = 1,
  pageSize = 100,
  verbose = TRUE
)

Arguments

taxon_names

A vector of taxon names to match.

subscription_key

A Dyntaxa API subscription key. By default, the key is read from the environment variable DYNTAXA_KEY.

You can provide the key in three ways:

  • Directly as a parameter: match_dyntaxa_taxa("Skeletonema marinoi", subscription_key = "your_key_here")

  • Temporarily for the session: Sys.setenv(DYNTAXA_KEY = "your_key_here")

  • Permanently across sessions by adding it to your ~/.Renviron file. Use usethis::edit_r_environ() to open the file, then add: DYNTAXA_KEY=your_key_here

multiple_options

Logical. If TRUE, the function will return multiple matching names. Default is FALSE, selecting the first match.

searchFields

A character string indicating the search fields. Defaults to 'Both'.

isRecommended

A character string indicating whether the taxon is recommended. Defaults to 'NotSet'.

isOkForObservationSystems

A character string indicating whether the taxon is suitable for observation systems. Defaults to 'NotSet'.

culture

A character string indicating the culture. Defaults to 'sv_SE'.

page

An integer specifying the page number for pagination. Defaults to 1.

pageSize

An integer specifying the page size for pagination. Defaults to 100.

verbose

Logical. Print progress bar. Default is TRUE.

Value

A data frame containing the search pattern, taxon ID, and best match for each taxon name.

Details

A valid Dyntaxa API subscription key is required. You can request a free key for the "Taxonomy" service from the ArtDatabanken API portal: https://api-portal.artdatabanken.se/

Note: Please review the API conditions and register for access before using the API. Data collected through the API is stored at SLU Artdatabanken. Please also note that the authors of SHARK4R are not affiliated with SLU Artdatabanken.

See also

SLU Artdatabanken API Documentation

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Match taxon names against SLU Artdatabanken API
matched_taxa <- match_dyntaxa_taxa(c("Homo sapiens", "Canis lupus"), "your_subscription_key")
print(matched_taxa)
} # }