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    <h1>Convert Terrestrial Ecoregion Shapefile</h1>
    <small class="dont-index">Source: <a href='https://github.com/MazamaScience/MazamaSpatialUtils/blob/master/R/convertTerrestrialEcoregions.R'><code>R/convertTerrestrialEcoregions.R</code></a></small>
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    <p>Create a SpacialPolygonsDataFrame for Terrestrial Ecoregions.</p>
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    <pre class="usage"><span class='fu'>convertTerrestrialEcoregions</span><span class='op'>(</span>nameOnly <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='cn'>FALSE</span>, simplify <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='cn'>TRUE</span><span class='op'>)</span></pre>

    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="arguments"><a class="anchor" href="#arguments"></a>Arguments</h2>
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      <th>nameOnly</th>
      <td><p>Logical specifying whether to only return the name without
creating the file.</p></td>
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      <th>simplify</th>
      <td><p>Logical specifying whether to create "_05", _02" and "_01"
versions of the file that are simplified to 5%, 2% and 1%.</p></td>
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    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="value"><a class="anchor" href="#value"></a>Value</h2>

    <p>Name of the dataset being created.</p>
    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="details"><a class="anchor" href="#details"></a>Details</h2>

    <p>A Terrestrial Ecoregions shapefile is downloaded and converted to a
SpatialPolygonsDataFrame with additional columns of data. The resulting file
will be created in the spatial data directory which is set with
<code><a href='setSpatialDataDir.html'>setSpatialDataDir()</a></code>.</p>
    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="note"><a class="anchor" href="#note"></a>Note</h2>

    <p>From the source documentation:</p>
<p>This map depicts the 825 terrestrial ecoregions of the globe. Ecoregions are
relatively large units of land containing distinct assemblages of natural
communities and species, with boundaries that approximate the original extent
of natural communities prior to major land-use change. This comprehensive,
global map provides a useful framework for conducting biogeographical or
macroecological research, for identifying areas of outstanding biodiversity
and conservation priority, for assessing the representation and gaps in
conservation efforts worldwide, and for communicating the global distribution
of natural communities on earth. We have based ecoregion delineations on
hundreds of previous biogeographical studies, and refined and synthesized
existing information in regional workshops over 10 years to assemble the
global dataset. Ecoregions are nested within two higher-order
classifications: biomes (14) and biogeographic realms (8). Together, these
nested classification levels provide a framework for comparison among units
and the identification of representative habitats and species assemblages.</p>
    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="references"><a class="anchor" href="#references"></a>References</h2>

    <p><a href='https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/terrestrial-ecoregions-of-the-world'>https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/terrestrial-ecoregions-of-the-world</a></p>
    <h2 class="hasAnchor" id="see-also"><a class="anchor" href="#see-also"></a>See also</h2>

    <div class='dont-index'><p>setSpatialDataDir</p>
<p>getVariable</p></div>

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