GIFT 1.3.0

GIFT 1.3.0

• Better handling of functions when the Internet or the GIFT server are down

Minor changes

• Example changed in GIFT_phylogeny()

v 1.2.0

GIFT 1.2.0

• GIFT_version = "latest" now corresponds to GIFT 3.0
• GIFT_spatial(): provided shapefiles are re-projected in case they have a
  missing CRS or if it does not correspond to WGS84
• GIFT_phylogeny(): error message if GIFT_version < 3.0
• All vignettes enhanced and improved

Minor changes

• Documentation improved for GIFT_coverage(), GIFT_env()

v 1.1.0

GIFT 1.1.0

Check for internet connection, misspecified APIs and GIFT server response in each function
GIFT_traits() fixed. Previously, when querying multiple traits in a different order than the one used in our metadata table, the number of downloads could have been incorrect.
All vignettes enhanced and improved

Minor changes

New options in GIFT_overlap()
Outputs of GIFT_lists() and GIFT_regions() numeric
Edits in the help of functions

v1.0.0

The GIFT R package includes several functions to extract data from the Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT) database.
GIFT is a global database of plant checklists, covering several taxonomic groups and providing information about the floristic status and functional traits of plants as well as environmental information for each checklist.
More details about the content of this database are available in the publication of Weigelt et al., (2020).