Toy data set with butterfly count for x species across y sites

m_count

Format

data.table object with butterfly count in long format

SITE_ID

number used as site id, the can be and integer or a string

DATE

date when the observation/count was recorded, format YEAR-MM-DD

SPECIES

number used as species id, this can be an integer or a string (e.g. "Aglais io")

DAY

integer, day within the month

MONTH

integer, month within the year

YEAR

integer, 4 digit year

COUNT

integer, actual butterfly count