Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021
as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine

J 2023

Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine

SKOBEL, Nadiia, Dariia BOROVYK, Denys VYNOKUROV, Ivan MOYSIYENKO, Andriy BABYTSKIY et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine

Authors

SKOBEL, Nadiia, Dariia BOROVYK (804 Ukraine, belonging to the institution), Denys VYNOKUROV, Ivan MOYSIYENKO, Andriy BABYTSKIY, Iryna BEDNARSKA, Olesia BEZSMERTNA, Olha CHUSOVA, Polina DAYNEKO, Jurgen DENGLER, Riccardo GUARINO, Kateryna KALASHNIK, Alexander KHODOSOVTSEV, Vitalii KOLOMIYCHUK, Oksana KUCHER, Anna KUZEMKO, Viktor SHAPOVAL, Olha UMANETS, Natalia ZAGORODNIUK, Maryna ZAKHAROVA and Iwona DEMBICZ

Edition

Biodiversity Data Journal, Pensoft Publishers, 2023, 1314-2836

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10611 Plant sciences, botany

Country of publisher

Bulgaria

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.300 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00132800

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605

UT WoS

000972614000001

Keywords in English

bryophytes; dry grasslands; flora; lichens; occurrence data; sampling-event data; steppe; vascular plants

Abstract

V originále

Background This paper presents two sampling-event datasets with occurrences of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens collected in May-June 2021 in southern Ukraine. We aimed to collect high-quality biodiversity data in an understudied region and contribute it to international databases and networks. The study was carried out during the 15th Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) Field Workshop in southern Ukraine and the Dark Diversity Network (DarkDivNet) sampling in the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park. By chance, these datasets were collected shortly before the major escalation of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Surveyed areas in Kherson and Mykolaiv Regions, including established monitoring plots, were severely affected by military actions in 2022. Therefore, collected data are of significant value in the context of biodiversity documentation. The knowledge about the biodiversity of this area will help to assess the environmental impact of the war and plan restoration of the damaged or destroyed habitats. The first preliminary analysis of collected data demonstrates the biodiversity richness and conservation value of studied grassland habitats.New information We provide sampling-event datasets with 7467 occurrences, which represent 708 taxa (vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens) collected in 275 vegetation releves. Amongst them, vascular plants are represented by 6665 occurrences (610 taxa), lichens -420 (46) and bryophytes -381 (51). Several new species were reported for the first time at the national or regional level. In particular, one vascular plant species (Torilis pseudonodosa) and two lichen species (Cladonia conista, Endocarpon loscosii) were new to Ukraine. One vascular plant (Stipa tirsa), two species of bryophytes (Rhynchostegium megapolitanum, Ptychostomum torquescens) and three species of lichens (Cladonia cervicornis, C. symphycarpa, Involucropyrenium breussi) were recorded for the first time for the Kherson Region. Additionally, these datasets contain occurrences of taxa with narrow distribution, specialists of rare habitat types and, therefore, represented by a low number of occurrences in relevant biodiversity databases and particularly in GBIF. This publication highlights the diversity of natural vegetation and its flora in southern Ukraine and raises conservation concerns.

Citovat

SKOBEL, Nadiia, Dariia BOROVYK, Denys VYNOKUROV, Ivan MOYSIYENKO, Andriy BABYTSKIY, Iryna BEDNARSKA, Olesia BEZSMERTNA, Olha CHUSOVA, Polina DAYNEKO, Jurgen DENGLER, Riccardo GUARINO, Kateryna KALASHNIK, Alexander KHODOSOVTSEV, Vitalii KOLOMIYCHUK, Oksana KUCHER, Anna KUZEMKO, Viktor SHAPOVAL, Olha UMANETS, Natalia ZAGORODNIUK, Maryna ZAKHAROVA and Iwona DEMBICZ. Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine. Biodiversity Data Journal. Pensoft Publishers, 2023, vol. 11, Mar, p. 1-19. ISSN 1314-2836. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605.

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N2  - Background This paper presents two sampling-event datasets with occurrences of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens collected in May-June 2021 in southern Ukraine. We aimed to collect high-quality biodiversity data in an understudied region and contribute it to international databases and networks. The study was carried out during the 15th Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) Field Workshop in southern Ukraine and the Dark Diversity Network (DarkDivNet) sampling in the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park. By chance, these datasets were collected shortly before the major escalation of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Surveyed areas in Kherson and Mykolaiv Regions, including established monitoring plots, were severely affected by military actions in 2022. Therefore, collected data are of significant value in the context of biodiversity documentation. The knowledge about the biodiversity of this area will help to assess the environmental impact of the war and plan restoration of the damaged or destroyed habitats. The first preliminary analysis of collected data demonstrates the biodiversity richness and conservation value of studied grassland habitats.New information We provide sampling-event datasets with 7467 occurrences, which represent 708 taxa (vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens) collected in 275 vegetation releves. Amongst them, vascular plants are represented by 6665 occurrences (610 taxa), lichens -420 (46) and bryophytes -381 (51). Several new species were reported for the first time at the national or regional level. In particular, one vascular plant species (Torilis pseudonodosa) and two lichen species (Cladonia conista, Endocarpon loscosii) were new to Ukraine. One vascular plant (Stipa tirsa), two species of bryophytes (Rhynchostegium megapolitanum, Ptychostomum torquescens) and three species of lichens (Cladonia cervicornis, C. symphycarpa, Involucropyrenium breussi) were recorded for the first time for the Kherson Region. Additionally, these datasets contain occurrences of taxa with narrow distribution, specialists of rare habitat types and, therefore, represented by a low number of occurrences in relevant biodiversity databases and particularly in GBIF. This publication highlights the diversity of natural vegetation and its flora in southern Ukraine and raises conservation concerns.
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SKOBEL, Nadiia, Dariia BOROVYK, Denys VYNOKUROV, Ivan MOYSIYENKO, Andriy BABYTSKIY, Iryna BEDNARSKA, Olesia BEZSMERTNA, Olha CHUSOVA, Polina DAYNEKO, Jurgen DENGLER, Riccardo GUARINO, Kateryna KALASHNIK, Alexander KHODOSOVTSEV, Vitalii KOLOMIYCHUK, Oksana KUCHER, Anna KUZEMKO, Viktor SHAPOVAL, Olha UMANETS, Natalia ZAGORODNIUK, Maryna ZAKHAROVA and Iwona DEMBICZ. Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine. \textit{Biodiversity Data Journal}. Pensoft Publishers, 2023, vol.~11, Mar, p.~1-19. ISSN~1314-2836. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605.

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