Identification

Title

Risk of Phytophthora infection in woodland and larch fragments across Scotland

Abstract

These spatial layers contain risk factors and overall risk scores, representing relative risk of Phytophthora infection (Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae), for Core Native Woodland and known larch fragments across Scotland. Risk factors include climate suitability, proximity to road and river networks and suitability of habitat for key hosts of Phytophthora and were broadly concurrent with the period between 2007 and 2013. This research was funded by the Scottish Government under research contract CR/2008/55, 'Study of the epidemiology of Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae in managed gardens and heathlands in Scotland' and involved collaborators from St Andrews University, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Forestry Commission, the Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/29726cda-09f5-4661-8fd4-ddaa5555466a

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/29726cda-09f5-4661-8fd4-ddaa5555466a

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/29726cda-09f5-4661-8fd4-ddaa5555466a.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/29726cda-09f5-4661-8fd4-ddaa5555466a

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

-0.728

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

54.634

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2007-01-01

End position

2013-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-07-07

date type

creation

effective date

2010-01-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Risk factors were extracted and summarised for Core Native Woodland and Larch fragments, and included habitat suitability for the principal sporulation host, Rhododendron ponticum, and predicted abundance for the additional host, Vaccinium myrtillus, climatic suitability for growth and sporulation, proximity to inspected garden or trade premises, proximity to infected premises, and proximity to larch and infected larch. Final weighting for risk factors were agreed with partners for the final calculation of risk scores. Newly developed methods for modelling habitat suitability of invasive species were used to predict habitat suitability for the invasive shrub Rhododendron ponticum.A suite of climate, soil, biotic and abiotic factors were used to predict percent cover for Vaccinium myrtillus. Data on outbreaks in 2011, 2012 and up to May 2013 were provided by SASA and locations of larch infections up to April 2013 were provided by the Forestry Commission. A small proportion of core native woodland fragments were missing data for climate and Vaccinium myrtillus habitat suitability. Adam Butler from Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) provided statistical advice for habitat suitability modelling.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

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explanation

Data format

name of format

Shapefile

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Contains, or is based on, information supplied by the Forestry Commission. © Crown copyright and database right [2014] Ordnance Survey [100021242]

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Purse, B.V., Schlenzig, A., Harris, C., Searle, K. (2016). Risk of Phytophthora infection in woodland and larch fragments across Scotland. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/29726cda-09f5-4661-8fd4-ddaa5555466a

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

SASA

email address

alexandra.schlenzig@sasa.gsi.gov.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

Catriona.Harris@st-andrews.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

web address

https://eidc.ac.uk/

name: EIDC website

description: The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences.

function: information

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-03-23T12:57:40

Metadata language