rotl, an R package to interact with the Open Tree of Life data

• DOI: 10.7287/peerj.preprints.1471v3
• Publication Date: 2018-01-12T20:12:32Z
• Authors: François Michonneau; Joseph W. Brown; David Winter
• Keywords: Tree (set theory); Download; R package; Data set

1. While phylogenies have been getting easier to build, it has difficult re-use, combine, and synthesize the information they provide because published trees are often only available as image files, taxonomic is not standardized across studies. 2. The Open Tree of Life (OTL) project addresses these issues by providing a digital tree that encompasses all organisms, built combining phylogenies. also provides tools services query download parts this synthetic tree, well source data used build it. Here, we present rotl, an R package search from directly in R. 3. rotl uses common structures allowing researchers take advantage rich set methods manipulate, analyze, visualize vignettes accompanying package, demonstrate how can be with other packages analyze biodiversity data. 4. As being growing number applications, facilitates access phylogenetic data, allows their integration statistical sources