dlebauer

library(data.table)

## skip the following by just clicking the link to download
download.file("https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/18092793/plants.csv", method = "auto",  destfile = "species.csv")

species <- fread("species.csv")
species[`Berry/Nut/Seed Product` == "Yes"|  
          `Christmas Tree Product` == "Yes" |
          `Pulpwood Product` == "Yes"]

sckott

Using rbison, interacts with USGS BISON web service, only US data

## load stuff
install.packages("devtools")
library(devtools)
install_github("rbison", "ropensci")
library(rbison)

## search for knapweed

ibartomeus

is.invasive()

##Description##

#This function check which species (both plants and animals) are considered "invaders" somewhere in the
# world.  For that end, it checks GISD (http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/) and returns a value, either 
#"Not invasive" or the brief description presented in GISD. Note that the webpage contains more 
#information. Also note that the function won't tell you if it's exotic in your area, a lot of exotic 
#species are not considered invaders (yet). As expected, the function is as good as the database is, which 
#I find quite reliable and well maintained. The database is also able to recognize a lot (but not all) of