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+# traits.build 1.0.1
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+As described in #134, fixes some minor issues with 
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+- testing of datasets in `dataset_test`
+- generating of reports
+- standardising of taxonomic names. 
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 # traits.build 1.0.0
 
 This is the first major release of the {traits.build} package, providing a workflow to harmonise trait data from diverse sources. The code was originally built to support AusTraits (see Falster et al 2021, <doi:10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6>, <https://github.com/traitecoevo/autraits.build>) and has been generalised here to support construction of other trait databases. Detailed instructions are available at