Version 0.2

iRfcb 0.2.0

New features

• New functions:
  • extract_aphia_id(): Extract AphiaID from WoRMS record.
  • extract_class(): Extract taxonomic class from WoRMS record.
  • handle_missing_positions(): Handle missing positions by rounding timestamps.
  • ifcb_extract_biovolumes(): Compute biovolumes and carbon from IFCB data.
  • ifcb_get_shark_colnames(): Retrieve column names for SHARK submission.
  • ifcb_get_svea_position(): Extract GPS coordinates from ferrybox data.
  • ifcb_is_diatom(): Identify diatoms in a taxa list.
  • ifcb_is_in_basin(): Check whether points fall inside a sea basin.
  • ifcb_psd_plot(): Create particle size distribution plots from IFCB data.
  • ifcb_read_features(): Read IFCB feature files from a specified folder.
  • ifcb_summarize_biovolumes(): Summarize biovolumes and carbon content.
  • ifcb_summarize_class_counts(): Count TreeBagger classifier outputs.
  • ifcb_which_basin(): Return name of sea basin a point belongs to.
  • summarize_TBclass(): Summarize TreeBagger classifier results.
  • vol2C_lgdiatom(): Convert biovolume to carbon for large diatoms.
  • vol2C_nondiatom(): Convert biovolume to carbon for non-diatom protists.

Minor improvements and fixes

• Fixed issue in ifcb_read_hdr_data() where gps_only filtering could fail.
• Extended tutorial to include examples using newly added functions.

iRfcb 0.2.1

New features

• Added ifcb_get_trophic_type() to assign trophic strategy to taxa.

Minor improvements and fixes

• ifcb_get_shark_colnames():
  • Added SHARK columns: WADEP, PDMET, METFP, IFCBNO, TRPHY, ABUND, and BIOVOL.
  • Removed deprecated columns: SAMPLE_TIME, ABUND_UNITS_PER_LITER, BIOVOL_PER_SAMPLE, BIOVOL_PER_LITER, C_CONC_PER_LITER, and SEA_BASIN.

iRfcb 0.2.2

Minor improvements and fixes

• ifcb_is_near_land() now returns NA if coordinates passed to the function contain NA values.

iRfcb 0.2.3

Minor improvements and fixes

• ifcb_replace_mat_values() now only handles .mat files in the manual_folder.
• Made more examples runnable by including relevant example data in the package.

iRfcb 0.2.4

Minor improvements and fixes

• Moved example documentation to vignettes.
• Added verbose argument to several functions to provide detailed progress messages during execution.

iRfcb 0.2.5

Minor improvements and fixes

• Improved pkgdown webpage.
• Refined tutorial content.
• General code cleanup and internal documentation improvements.

iRfcb 0.2.6

Minor improvements and fixes

• Minor update of documentation for clarity and consistency.