Climate Suitability for Phytophthora Infection in the UK, 2007-2011

2007 to 2011 annual maps show the suitability of UK climate conditions for infection by Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae pathogens. The model is based on laboratory data of environmental responses and hourly temperature and relative humidity regimes, calculating potential infection cycles. This research was funded by the Scottish Government and involved collaborators from St Andrews University, SASA, SNH, Forestry Commission, FERA, and CEH.

Use Cases

• Modeling disease spread risk based on climate suitability maps.
• Analyzing temporal trends in pathogen infection potential based on annual data from 2007-2011.
• Assessing regional vulnerability to Phytophthora outbreaks based on mapped suitability.
• Validating laboratory-derived environmental response models with field-scale geospatial data.

Strengths

• Provides data for individual years from 2007 to 2011.
• Includes average and standard deviation maps for the five-year period.
• Model is based on laboratory data of pathogen environmental responses and hourly climate regimes.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-07-02.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Model based on laboratory data and hourly temperature and relative humidity regimes.

Time Range

2007 to 2011

Geography

United Kingdom