The DEFID2 database is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license [1] and reuse is allowed provided appropriate credit is given and any changes are indicated. Any product that involves data retrieved from the DEFID2 database needs to cite DEFID2: Forzieri G, Dutrieux LP, Elia A, Eckhardt B, Caudullo G, Taboada FÁ, Andriolo A, Bălacenoiu F, Bastos A, Buzatu A, Castedo Dorado F, Dobrovolný L, Duduman M, Fernandez-Carillo A, Hernández-Clemente R, Hornero A, Ionuț S, Lombardero MJ, Junttila S, Lukeš P, Marianelli L, Mas H, Mlčoušek M, Mugnai F, Nețoiu C, Nikolov C, Olenici N, Olsson P, Paoli F, Paraschiv M, Patočka Z, Pérez-Laorga E, Quero JL, Rüetschi M, Stroheker S, Nardi D, Ferenčík J, Battisti A, Hartmann H, Nistor C, Cescatti A, Beck PSA (2023). The Database of European Forest Insect and Disease Disturbances: DEFID2. Global Change Biology Note that DEFID2 lists the persons who contributed the individual datasets comprising the database. Therefore, if you are developing work or a publication that relies significantly on particular data sets in DEFID2, consider inviting the respective data contributors for collaboration and authorship. It is recommended to send such invitations early on when preparing a manuscript. [1] https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0