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Sum Observations by Taxonomic Rank

Source: R/sum_by_taxon.R
sum_by_taxon.Rd

This function takes a processed_cube object and aggregates the observation counts by a specified taxonomic rank.

Usage

sum_by_taxon(object, rank)

Arguments

object

A processed_cube object containing taxonomic information in object$data.

rank

A character string specifying the taxonomic rank to group by (e.g., "family", "kingdom"). This column must exist in object$data.

Value

A tibble with columns total_observations and the specified rank.

Examples

family_sums <- sum_by_taxon(example_cube_1, "family")
head(family_sums)
#> # A tibble: 6 × 2
#>   total_observations family         
#>                <dbl> <chr>          
#> 1                 99 Balaenopteridae
#> 2                 94 Bovidae        
#> 3               9281 Canidae        
#> 4                200 Castoridae     
#> 5              34839 Cervidae       
#> 6               1947 Cricetidae