library(tidyverse)
library(baad.data)

Show a few lines and only some interesting variables

baaddata <- baad_data()$data
baaddry <- baad_data()$dictionary
some_vars <- c(
   "d.bh",
   "family",
   "latitude",
   "longitude",
   "m.so",
   "species",
   "vegetation"
)
some_vars_data <- baaddata[1:10, some_vars]
knitr::kable(some_vars_data)
d.bh family latitude longitude m.so species vegetation
0.408 Pinaceae 45 143 566.0 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.352 Pinaceae 45 143 455.7 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.300 Pinaceae 45 143 274.9 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.240 Pinaceae 45 143 184.0 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.142 Pinaceae 45 143 62.4 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.402 Pinaceae 45 143 595.3 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.376 Pinaceae 45 143 577.1 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.318 Pinaceae 45 143 311.6 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.312 Pinaceae 45 143 333.0 Abies sachalinensis BorF
0.306 Pinaceae 45 143 327.8 Abies sachalinensis BorF

Look up description of variable names

some_vars_dictionary <- baaddry %>% 
   filter(variable %in% some_vars) %>% 
   select(variable, description) %>% 
   # Truncate description to fit it on screen
   mutate(description = stringr::str_trunc(description, 90)) %>% 
   arrange(variable)
knitr::kable(some_vars_dictionary)
variable description
d.bh diameter of stem at breast height
family family
latitude latitude of location where sampled (-90 to 90 deg South to North)
longitude longitude of location where sampled (-180 to 180 West to East)
m.so mass of all above-ground structures (=m.lf + m.st)
species latin name of species (genus species)
vegetation vegetation type where sampled if grown in field (leave blank for plantations / glasshou…