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Assign count data to strata and filter by species of interest. Routes are assigned to strata based on their geographic location and the stratification specified by the user. Species are filtered by matching English, French or Scientific names to those in the BBS species data (see search_species() for a flexible search to identify correct species names).

Usage

stratify(
  by,
  species,
  strata_custom = NULL,
  combine_species_forms = TRUE,
  release = 2023,
  sample_data = FALSE,
  return_omitted = FALSE,
  quiet = FALSE
)

Arguments

by

Character. Stratification type. Either an established type, one of "prov_state", "bcr", "latlong", "bbs_cws", "bbs_usgs", or a custom name (see strata_custom for details).

species

Character. Bird species of interest. Can be specified by English, French, or Scientific names, or AOU code. Use search_species() for loose matching to find the exact name/code needed.

strata_custom

(sf) Data Frame. Data frame of modified existing stratification, or a sf spatial data frame with polygons defining the custom stratifications. See Details.

combine_species_forms

Logical. Whether to combine ambiguous species forms. Default TRUE. See Details.

release

Numeric. Which yearly release to use, 2022 (including data through 2021 field season) or 2020 (including data through 2019). Default 2022.

sample_data

Logical. Use sample data (just Pacific Wrens). Default FALSE.

return_omitted

Logical. Whether or not to return a data frame of route-years which were omitted during stratification as they did not overlap with any stratum. For checking and troubleshooting. Default FALSE.

quiet

Logical. Suppress progress messages? Default FALSE.

Value

List of (meta) data.

  • meta_data - meta data defining the analysis

  • meta_strata - data frame listing strata names and area for all strata relevant to the data (i.e. some may have been removed due to lack of count data). Contains at least strata_name (the label of the stratum), and area_sq_km (area of the stratum).

  • birds_strata - data frame of stratified count-level data filtered by species

  • routes_strata - data frame of stratified route-level data filtered by species

Details

To define a custom subset of an existing stratification, specify the stratification in by (e.g., "bbs_cws") and then supply a subset of bbs_strata[["bbc_cws"]] to strata_custom (see examples).

To define a completely new custom stratification, specify the name you would like use in by (e.g., "east_west_divide") and then supply a spatial data frame with polygons identifying the different strata to strata_custom. Note that this data must have a column called strata_name which names all the strata contained (see examples).

If combine_species_forms is TRUE (default), species with multiple forms (e.g., "unid. Dusky Grouse / Sooty Grouse") are included in overall species groupings (i.e., "unid." are combined with "Dusky Grouse" and "Sooty Grouse" into "Blue Grouse (Dusky/Sooty)"). If the user wishes to keep the forms separate, combine_species_forms can be set to FALSE. See the data frame species_forms, for which species are set to be combined with which other species.

See vignette("stratification", package = "bbsBayes2") and the article custom stratification for more details.

See also

Other Data prep functions: prepare_data(), prepare_model(), prepare_spatial()

Examples

# Sample Data - USGS BBS strata
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_usgs", sample_data = TRUE)
#> Using 'bbs_usgs' (standard) stratification
#> Using sample BBS data...
#> Using species Pacific Wren (sample data)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...

# Full data - species and stratification
# Use `search_species()` to get correct species name

# Stratify by CWS BBS strata
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_cws", species = "Common Loon")
#> Using 'bbs_cws' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Combining BCR 7 and NS and PEI...
#>   Renaming routes...

# Use use English, French, Scientific, or AOU codes for species names
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_cws", species = "Plongeon huard")
#> Using 'bbs_cws' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Combining BCR 7 and NS and PEI...
#>   Renaming routes...
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_cws", species = 70)
#> Using 'bbs_cws' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Combining BCR 7 and NS and PEI...
#>   Renaming routes...
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_cws", species = "Gavia immer")
#> Using 'bbs_cws' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Combining BCR 7 and NS and PEI...
#>   Renaming routes...

# Stratify by Bird Conservation Regions
s <- stratify(by = "bcr", species = "Great Horned Owl")
#> Using 'bcr' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Great Horned Owl (3750)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...

# Stratify by CWS BBS strata
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_cws", species = "Canada Jay")
#> Using 'bbs_cws' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Canada Jay (4840)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Combining BCR 7 and NS and PEI...
#>   Renaming routes...

# Stratify by State/Province/Territory only
s <- stratify(by = "prov_state", species = "Common Loon")
#> Using 'prov_state' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
s <- stratify(by = "prov_state", species = "Plongeon huard")
#> Using 'prov_state' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
s <- stratify(by = "prov_state", species = 70)
#> Using 'prov_state' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Common Loon (70)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...


# Stratify by blocks of 1 degree of latitude X 1 degree of longitude
s <- stratify(by = "latlong", species = "Snowy Owl")
#> Using 'latlong' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Snowy Owl (3760)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
#>   Omitting 80/122,267 route-years that do not match a stratum.
#>     To see omitted routes use `return_omitted = TRUE` (see ?stratify)

# Check routes omitted by stratification
s <- stratify(by = "latlong", species = "Snowy Owl", return_omitted = TRUE)
#> Using 'latlong' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Snowy Owl (3760)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
#>   Omitting 80/122,267 route-years that do not match a stratum.
#>     Returning omitted routes.
s[["routes_omitted"]]
#> # A tibble: 80 × 11
#>     year strata_name country state     route route_name latitude longitude   bcr
#>    <dbl> <chr>       <chr>   <chr>     <chr> <chr>         <dbl>     <dbl> <dbl>
#>  1  1988 NA          US      CALIFORN… 14-1… SANTA CRU…     34.0    -120.     32
#>  2  1987 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-83 KEY WEST       24.7     -81.2    31
#>  3  1999 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-1… SUGARLOAF…     24.7     -81.2    31
#>  4  2002 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-1… SUGARLOAF…     24.7     -81.2    31
#>  5  2003 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-1… SUGARLOAF…     24.7     -81.2    31
#>  6  2004 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-1… SUGARLOAF…     24.7     -81.2    31
#>  7  2005 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-2… SUGARLOAF…     24.6     -81.6    31
#>  8  2006 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-2… SUGARLOAF…     24.6     -81.6    31
#>  9  2007 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-2… SUGARLOAF…     24.6     -81.6    31
#> 10  2008 NA          US      FLORIDA   25-2… SUGARLOAF…     24.6     -81.6    31
#> # ℹ 70 more rows
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: obs_n <dbl>, total_spp <dbl>

# Use combined or non-combined species forms

search_species("Sooty grouse")
#> # A tibble: 2 × 9
#>     aou english          french spanish order family genus species unid_combined
#>   <dbl> <chr>            <chr>  <chr>   <chr> <chr>  <chr> <chr>   <lgl>        
#> 1  2971 Sooty Grouse     Tétra… Dendra… Gall… Phasi… Dend… fuligi… TRUE         
#> 2  2973 Blue Grouse (Du… Tétra… Dendra… Gall… Phasi… Dend… obscur… TRUE         
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_usgs", species = "Blue Grouse (Dusky/Sooty)")
#> Using 'bbs_usgs' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Blue Grouse (Dusky/Sooty) (2973)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
nrow(s$birds_strata) # Contains all Dusky, Sooty and unidentified
#> [1] 1535

search_species("Sooty grouse", combine_species_forms = FALSE)
#> # A tibble: 2 × 9
#>     aou english          french spanish order family genus species unid_combined
#>   <dbl> <chr>            <chr>  <chr>   <chr> <chr>  <chr> <chr>   <lgl>        
#> 1  2971 Sooty Grouse     Tétra… Dendra… Gall… Phasi… Dend… fuligi… FALSE        
#> 2  2973 unid. Dusky Gro… unid … Dendra… Gall… Phasi… Dend… obscur… FALSE        
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_usgs", species = "unid. Dusky Grouse / Sooty Grouse",
              combine_species_forms = FALSE)
#> Using 'bbs_usgs' (standard) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species unid. Dusky Grouse / Sooty Grouse (2973)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
nrow(s$birds_strata) # Contains *only* unidentified
#> [1] 92


# Stratify by a subset of an existing stratification
library(dplyr)
my_cws <- filter(bbs_strata[["bbs_cws"]], country_code == "CA")
s <- stratify(by = "bbs_cws", strata_custom = my_cws, species = "Snowy Owl")
#> Using 'bbs_cws' (subset) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Snowy Owl (3760)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Combining BCR 7 and NS and PEI...
#>   Renaming routes...
#>   Omitting 103,700/122,267 route-years that do not match a stratum.
#>     To see omitted routes use `return_omitted = TRUE` (see ?stratify)

my_bcr <- filter(bbs_strata[["bcr"]], strata_name == "BCR8")
s <- stratify(by = "bcr", strata_custom = my_bcr,
              species = "Yellow-rumped Warbler (all forms)")
#> Using 'bcr' (subset) stratification
#> Loading BBS data...
#> Filtering to species Yellow-rumped Warbler (all forms) (6556)
#> Stratifying data...
#>   Renaming routes...
#>   Omitting 120,849/122,267 route-years that do not match a stratum.
#>     To see omitted routes use `return_omitted = TRUE` (see ?stratify)

# Stratify by Custom stratification, using sf map object
# e.g. with WBPHS stratum boundaries 2019
# available: https://ecos.fws.gov/ServCat/Reference/Profile/142628

if (FALSE) {
map <- sf::read_sf("../WBPHS_Stratum_Boundaries_2019") %>%
  rename(strata_name = STRAT) # stratify expects this column

s <- stratify(by = "WBPHS_2019", strata_map = map)
}