infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists
Abstract Premise Biodiversity researchers often need to answer the question: “Which species of taxon X have been documented in (or near) spatial polygon Y?” Online databases with billions of occurrence records, including vouchered specimens and citizen science records, can provide the answer; howeve...
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| description | Abstract Premise Biodiversity researchers often need to answer the question: “Which species of taxon X have been documented in (or near) spatial polygon Y?” Online databases with billions of occurrence records, including vouchered specimens and citizen science records, can provide the answer; however, quick spatial processing of huge biodiversity datasets can be difficult, and many general‐purpose tools are constrained by dataset size. Methods and Results infinitylists is a Shiny application and R package that allows users to generate species checklists for a user‐specified taxon and area. It downloads taxon–country datasets (e.g., Madagascan geckos) from biodiversity data providers and uses an open source, column‐oriented data file for fast retrieval and visualization. Available as a mobile‐friendly web tool with preloaded data, it can also be run locally in R for very flexible applications. Conclusions infinitylists is an easy‐to‐use tool with applications including supplementing survey data, planning collecting expeditions, and informing gap‐filling. infinitylists is a complementary tool to existing databases to help field ecologists and naturalists globally. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-06217a9fd5f6497aa3e256ba5c8b846b2025-08-20T03:26:34ZengWileyApplications in Plant Sciences2168-04502025-05-01133n/an/a10.1002/aps3.70012infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklistsThomas Mesaglio0Fonti Kar1Hervé Sauquet2William K. Cornwell3Evolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales AustraliaEvolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales AustraliaEvolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales AustraliaEvolution and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences UNSW Sydney Sydney New South Wales AustraliaAbstract Premise Biodiversity researchers often need to answer the question: “Which species of taxon X have been documented in (or near) spatial polygon Y?” Online databases with billions of occurrence records, including vouchered specimens and citizen science records, can provide the answer; however, quick spatial processing of huge biodiversity datasets can be difficult, and many general‐purpose tools are constrained by dataset size. Methods and Results infinitylists is a Shiny application and R package that allows users to generate species checklists for a user‐specified taxon and area. It downloads taxon–country datasets (e.g., Madagascan geckos) from biodiversity data providers and uses an open source, column‐oriented data file for fast retrieval and visualization. Available as a mobile‐friendly web tool with preloaded data, it can also be run locally in R for very flexible applications. Conclusions infinitylists is an easy‐to‐use tool with applications including supplementing survey data, planning collecting expeditions, and informing gap‐filling. infinitylists is a complementary tool to existing databases to help field ecologists and naturalists globally.https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.70012Atlas of Living Australiabiodiversity dataGBIFiNaturalistR packageShiny |
| spellingShingle | Thomas Mesaglio Fonti Kar Hervé Sauquet William K. Cornwell infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists Applications in Plant Sciences Atlas of Living Australia biodiversity data GBIF iNaturalist R package Shiny |
| title | infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists |
| title_full | infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists |
| title_fullStr | infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists |
| title_full_unstemmed | infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists |
| title_short | infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place‐based species checklists |
| title_sort | infinitylists a shiny application and r package for rapid generation of place based species checklists |
| topic | Atlas of Living Australia biodiversity data GBIF iNaturalist R package Shiny |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.70012 |
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