Load plankton taxonomic or survey policy information

Source: R/utils_info.R

A unified function to retrieve reference tables containing either taxonomic information for phytoplankton/zooplankton species, or policy-relevant metadata for NRS/CPR surveys.

pr_get_info(Source = "Zooplankton")

Arguments

Source

The type of information to retrieve. Must be one of:

  • "Zooplankton" or "Z" - Zooplankton taxonomic and trait data

  • "Phytoplankton" or "P" - Phytoplankton taxonomic and trait data

  • "NRS" - National Reference Station policy information

  • "CPR" - Continuous Plankton Recorder policy information

  • "SOTS" - Southern Ocean Time Series policy information

Value

A dataframe with information appropriate to the requested source:

  • For plankton types: taxonomic and trait information

  • For surveys: policy-relevant metadata

Details

Plankton Information (Phytoplankton/Zooplankton)

When Source is "Phytoplankton" or "Zooplankton", returns taxonomic and trait data including:

  • Taxonomic classification: Phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

  • Size information: Length and/or width ranges (micrometres)

  • Biovolume: Estimated cell/organism volume (µm³)

  • Carbon content: Biomass conversion factors (µg C per individual or per cell)

  • Functional groups: Ecological groupings used in pr_get_FuncGroups()

  • WoRMS identifiers: AphiaID for linking to World Register of Marine Species

Survey Policy Information (NRS/CPR/SOTS)

When Source is "NRS", "CPR", or "SOTS", returns metadata about sampling programs including station/region information, geographic features, and operational status.

See also

Examples

# Get zooplankton trait information
zoo_info <- pr_get_info(Source = "Zooplankton")

# Get phytoplankton trait information
phyto_info <- pr_get_info(Source = "Phytoplankton")

# Get NRS station policy information
nrs_info <- pr_get_info(Source = "NRS")

# Get CPR bioregion information
cpr_info <- pr_get_info(Source = "CPR")