A spatio-temporal dataset of plant pests' first introductions across the EU and potential entry pathways.

ABSTRACT: World trade has greatly increased in recent decades, together with a higher risk of introducing non-indigenous pests. Introduction trends show no sign of saturation, and it seems likely that many more species will enter and establish in new territories in the future. A key challenge in analysing pest invasion patterns is the paucity of historical data on pest introductions. A comprehensive dataset of pests' introductions in the EU, including their spatial occurrences, is not currently available and information is scattered across different sources or buried in the scientific literature. Therefore, we collected pests' introduction information (e.g., year, host) from online scientific databases and literature; we then gathered primary spatial data related to the site of first introductions.

SUBMITTER: Rosace MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10590444 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature