A 'type' refers to either a (main) habitat type, a habitat subtype or a regionally important biotope (RIB). The function reads the data into the current R session if file exists. If the file does not exist, it will attempt to download it and read it after the download has completed. The original source for the data is Van Calster et al. (2020).

read_favenv(
  file = file.path(locate_n2khab_data(), "10_raw/favenv",
    paste0("VanCalster_etal_2020_Gunstig_abiotisch_bereik_per_milieuvariabele",
    "_en_habitatsubtype_v01_00.txt")),
  version = c("favenv_v1.0"),
  lang = c("nl")
)

Arguments

file

The absolute or relative file path of the data source. The default follows the data management advice in the vignette on data storage (run vignette("v020_datastorage")). It uses the first n2khab_data folder that is found when sequentially climbing up 0 to 10 levels in the file system hierarchy, starting from the working directory.

version

Version ID of the data source. Defaults to the latest available version defined by the package.

lang

An IETF BCP 47 language tag, such as "nl" or "en", to specify the language in which the columns of the tibble should be returned.

Value

A tibble.

The first row is a column header and represents the variable name. The following list provides a brief description for each variable:

  • type: Natura 2000 (sub)type habitat code

  • subspecification: code/name of possible vegetation variants. For aquatic habitats: this is the watertype as used in the Water Framework Directive and thus also in the Flemish law texts (main use of this field). In other cases: a subtype that is not officially recognized in the list of Natura 2000 habitat subtypes in Flanders, for instance a phytosociological association or a variant like acidophilous or calcarophilous, ...

  • compartment: soil, groundwater, inundation water (flooding with water of external origin), water column/surface water, air

  • variable: name of the environmental variable.

  • abbreviation: abbreviation used for the environmental variable

  • unit: unit used for the environmental variable

  • summary_statistic: for aquatic types, measurements are first summarized using certain statistics such as percentiles, mean, etc. (in accordance with Water Framework Directive-Integrated Water Policy Objectives)

  • range_type: range type

    • LL-UL: lower limit-upper limit

    • 10-90 perc: 10-90 percentile values

    • min-max: minimum - maximum

    • < - >: less than - greater than

  • environmental_range: overall measurement range of an environmental variable within which a habitat type can function sustainably:

    • environmental_range: range as text field

    • lower_limit_text - upper_limit_text: lower and upper limit as text field

    • lower_limit - upper_limit: lower and upper limit as numerical value (where conversion was possible)

  • n_favourable: number of test plots in favourable conservation status used for the calculation. The definition of favourable conservation status is based on Oosterlynck et al. (2020, version 3).

  • status: source and method by which the range was derived:

    • Dp: ranges calculated with INBO data, prediction intervals, local conservation status (LCS) known

    • Dt: ranges determined using Titan method (Baker & King 2010), LCS unknown

    • Dk: ranges calculated with INBO data, quantiles, insufficient data to calculate prediction intervals

    • Lg: ranges derived from literature (LCS clearly indicated)

    • Lk: ranges derived from literature (LCS derived, based on site characteristics)

  • reference: references based on which the abiotic range was determined

  • remarks: remarks

  • changes: whether this record has been modified compared to Van Calster et al. (2020) and how

References

  • Van Calster H., Cools N., De Keersmaeker L., Denys L., Herr C., Leyssen A., Provoost S., Vanderhaeghe F., Vandevoorde B., Wouters J. en M. Raman (2020). Gunstige abiotische bereiken voor vegetatietypes in Vlaanderen. Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek 2020 (44). Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Brussel. DOI: doi.org/10.21436/inbor.19362510D

  • Oosterlynck P., De Saeger S., Leyssen A., Provoost S., Thomaes A., Vandevoorde B., Wouters J., & Paelinckx D. (2020). Criteria voor de beoordeling van de lokale staat van instandhouding van de Natura2000 habitattypen in Vlaanderen. Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek 2020 (27). Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, Brussel. DOI: doi.org/10.21436/inbor.14061248

Examples

if (FALSE) {
favenv <- read_favenv()
}