Read Count Data from Generic Count Data (_Count.csv)

This function reads and processes point count data from Generic files in either CSV or TXT format. It can handle both BRUVs (Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems) and DOVs (Diver Operated Video) methods, ensuring that the data is correctly cleaned and formatted for further analysis.

Usage

read_counts(dir, method = "BRUVs", recursive = FALSE)

Arguments

dir

A character string specifying the directory containing the count files.

method

A character string specifying the method used: either "BRUVs" or "DOVs". Defaults to "BRUVs".

recursive

A logical value indicating whether to read files recursively from the directory. Defaults to FALSE.

Value

A data frame containing the cleaned and formatted count data from the specified files.

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Read all count files from the directory for BRUVs method
counts_data <- read_counts(dir = "path/to/directory", method = "BRUVs", recursive = TRUE)

# Read all count files from the directory for DOVs method
counts_data <- read_counts(dir = "path/to/directory", method = "DOVs", recursive = TRUE)
} # }