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Function to extract data from a traits.build database based on any value(s) from any column in the traits, locations, contexts, methods, taxa, taxonomic_updates, and contributors tables. The output a traits.build formatted database with all tables subset based on the specified table, column (variable) and column value.

Usage

extract_data(database, table = NA, col, col_value)

Arguments

database

traits.build database (list object)

table

Table within a traits.build database

col

Column name within the specified table.

col_value

Value (of column, from with a table) that is used to subset database. This can be a single value or a vector. It includes partial string matches.

Value

subset traits.build database

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
extract_data(database = traits.build_database, table = "traits", 
col = "trait_name", col_value = "leaf_area")
} # }