UK Distribution of Styela Clava from 2000-2004 Literature Review

2000-2004 records of the invasive sea squirt Styela clava in the United Kingdom, compiled from a literature review. This subset is limited to UK records from the broader European distribution study published by Davis et al. in 2007. The dataset was aggregated by the Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling the spread of an invasive marine species based on UK distribution records.
• Analyzing temporal trends in species presence based on the 2000-2004 time range.
• Comparing UK-specific distribution patterns to broader European data mentioned in the source publication.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific geographic region (United Kingdom) for detailed analysis.
• Based on a peer-reviewed literature review published in 2007, suggesting a curated source.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service (via eu_open_data platform)

Collection Method

Subset of a literature review compiled for a 2007 publication.

Time Range

2000-2004

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom