allometrydata

Allometry data storage for the BWG.

Installation

devtools::install_github("SrivastavaLab/allometrydata")

Data Access

Allometry data can be accessed directly using this package.

Access the most recent version on GitHub.

allometrydata::alldata()

List the versions available online:

allometrydata::alldata_versions(local = FALSE)
#> [1] "v.0.0.0.9000"

List the versions available on your computer:

allometrydata::alldata_versions()
#> [1] "v.0.0.0.9000"

For help:

?allometrydata::alldata()

Data Versions

See releases for the most recent versions of the data.

Data Update

Data may be updated by an administrator by connecting to your local Dropbox folder: CommunityAnalysis/Allometry. The function update_data will compile any new XLS files from the Allometry folder with the most recent version of the data on GitHub. The dataset is saved locally and can be uploaded as a new data release.

Data updates keep the original data largely as is, with a few exceptions:

1. Only the following expected columns are retained: bwg_name, name, length_mm, wet_mass_mg, dry_mass_mg, length_measured_as, number_of_individuals, stage, size_category, instar_number
2. Two columns are added to better describe the data. file gives the filename from which the line of data came. type distinguishes between measurements gathered in the field (field_measurement) and entries used to define a size category by giving a corresponding length (category_definition). Notably, data that fall into the category_definition type do not include biomass measurements as they do not represent an actual measurement.
3. Any blanks are converted to NA