Scores representing the environmental suitability and risk of introduction and secondary spread of the Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas) in UK waters. The data consists of scores calculated in 2020 for each cell of a grid based on ICES statistical rectangles split into sixteenths. It was provided by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network.
Use Cases
- Modeling invasive species habitat suitability based on environmental scores.
- Assessing regional introduction risk for Magallana gigas based on gridded scores.
- Prioritizing biosecurity monitoring efforts based on calculated spread risk.
- Analyzing spatial patterns of environmental suitability for aquaculture planning.
Strengths
- Scores are calculated for a high-resolution geospatial grid based on ICES statistical rectangles split into sixteenths.
- The data covers a defined temporal period from 2013 to 2015.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
- Collection Method
- Scores calculated in 2020 from underlying environmental data.
- Time Range
- Based on data from 2013 to 2015.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-11 08:12:20.988083; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- UK waters.