title: Abundance and recruitment data for Undaria pinnatifida in Brest harbour, France: Model versus field results.
abstract: The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "A modelling approach to explore the critical environmental parameters influencing the growth and establishment of the invasive seaweed Undaria pinnatifida in Europe" [1]. This article describes raw simulation data output from a novel individual-based model of the invasive kelp species Undaria pinnatifida. It also includes field data of monthly abundance and recruitment values for a population of invasive U. pinnatifida (in Brest harbour, France) that were used to validate the model. The raw model output and field data are made publicly available in order to enable critical analysis of the model predictions and to inform future modelling efforts of the study species.
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation & Diversity in Marine Environment Department, Divco Team, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, 29680 Roscoff, France; Marine Environment Research Group, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation & Diversity in Marine Environment Department, Divco Team, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, 29680 Roscoff, France.
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voisin
authors.affiliation: Marine Environment Research Group, Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 6, CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation & Diversity in Marine Environment Department, Divco Team, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Place Georges Teissier, 29680 Roscoff, France.
authors.forename: Frédérique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Viard
keywords: Abundance; Individual-based model; Invasive species; Kelp; Macroalgae; Recruitment; Seaweed; Undaria pinnatifida