European Environmental Suitability Maps for Exotic Forestry Pests and Host Species

An updated series of distribution and habitat suitability maps for more than 50 taxa, primarily forest tree species, is presented to support pest risk assessment. The report, authored by Daniele de Rigo et al. and published in 2014, includes materials, inventory data, and methods for modeling pests like Phytophthora ramorum and Agrilus planipennis. It also provides a detailed analysis of plant biodiversity indicators and endangered species information for the European territory.

Use Cases

• Modeling habitat suitability for exotic pests like Phytophthora ramorum based on the provided geospatial maps.
• Assessing the risk of pine wilt nematode spread based on the distribution maps of its host plants, including Pinus pinea.
• Analyzing plant biodiversity and the presence of endangered species using the indicators and metadata described.
• Supporting the design of spatial questionnaires for forest practices in Europe based on the pre-questionnaire framework.

Strengths

• Includes distribution maps for more than 50 taxa, providing a broad taxonomic scope.
• Covers multiple high-impact pests and their hosts, including Phytophthora ramorum, Agrilus planipennis, and the pine wilt nematode.
• Presents analyses at both European and global scales for certain pests like Monochamus.

Limitations

• Row count and specific data formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; the data reflects knowledge up to the report's publication in 2014.

Provenance

Source

European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Supporting Publications

Collection Method

Compilation and modeling of inventory data and ancillary datasets, as described in the final report.

Geography

European Union and global scale for specific analyses