infinitylists: A Shiny application and R package for rapid generation of place-based species checklists

IF 2.4 3区生物学 Q2 PLANT SCIENCES

Applications in Plant Sciences Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI:10.1002/aps3.70012

Thomas Mesaglio, Fonti Kar, Hervé Sauquet, William K. Cornwell

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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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infinitylists：一个闪亮的应用程序和R包，用于快速生成基于地点的物种清单

生物多样性研究人员经常需要回答这样一个问题：“X分类群中有哪些物种被记录在（或附近）空间多边形Y中？”拥有数十亿发生记录的在线数据库，包括凭据标本和公民科学记录，可以提供答案；然而，大型生物多样性数据集的快速空间处理可能是困难的，许多通用工具受到数据集大小的限制。infinitylists是一个Shiny的应用程序和R包，允许用户为用户指定的分类单元和区域生成物种清单。它从生物多样性数据提供商那里下载分类-国家数据集（例如，马达加斯加壁虎），并使用开源的、面向列的数据文件进行快速检索和可视化。它是一个移动友好的web工具，带有预加载的数据，也可以在R中本地运行，用于非常灵活的应用程序。结论：infinitylists是一个易于使用的工具，其应用包括补充调查数据，计划收集探险，并告知空白填补。Infinitylists是现有数据库的补充工具，可以帮助全球的野外生态学家和自然主义者。

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Applications in Plant Sciences PLANT SCIENCES-

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7.30

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期刊介绍： Applications in Plant Sciences (APPS) is a monthly, peer-reviewed, open access journal promoting the rapid dissemination of newly developed, innovative tools and protocols in all areas of the plant sciences, including genetics, structure, function, development, evolution, systematics, and ecology. Given the rapid progress today in technology and its application in the plant sciences, the goal of APPS is to foster communication within the plant science community to advance scientific research. APPS is a publication of the Botanical Society of America, originating in 2009 as the American Journal of Botany''s online-only section, AJB Primer Notes & Protocols in the Plant Sciences. APPS publishes the following types of articles: (1) Protocol Notes describe new methods and technological advancements; (2) Genomic Resources Articles characterize the development and demonstrate the usefulness of newly developed genomic resources, including transcriptomes; (3) Software Notes detail new software applications; (4) Application Articles illustrate the application of a new protocol, method, or software application within the context of a larger study; (5) Review Articles evaluate available techniques, methods, or protocols; (6) Primer Notes report novel genetic markers with evidence of wide applicability.