Geospatial data files for the historical distribution of Ostrea edulis reefs in Europe

This database contains shapefiles of estimated locations of historical Ostrea edulis oyster reef habitats (file names starting with ‘01’). These data were collected from diverse historical records, as outlined in the publications cited below.These data form part of the data collection "Historical distribution and habitat characteristics of Ostrea edulis reefs in Europe" 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6884167which is the supporting data for the publications:https://doi.org/10.32942/X20W43https://doi.org/10.32942/X28C99The collection also includes:1. Location and descriptive data pertaining to historical records of the <i>Ostrea edulis</i> reef ecosystem: 10.6084/m9.figshare.243287682. Geospatial data resulting from the digitizing of the historical map collection Joubin L, Guérin-Ganivet J (2009). Cartes des gisements de coquilles comestibles des côtes de France. Ifremer. https://doi.org/10.12770/c502ed30-0d7d-11de-a4b1-000086f6a603Spatial data accessible at: 10.6084/m9.figshare.24328783<br>This database contains shapefiles of oyster habitat locations (file names starting with ‘01’).