Some finds of birds, mammals, insects, amphibians, reptiles within the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine), as well as in some areas of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions adjacent to the Sea of Azov

Study Extent

The dataset consists of 1069 registration points of 232 species of ukrainian fauna. The surveys covered: - the valley of the Kacha river and the western spurs of the Crimean mountains adjacent to the valley of the Kacha river; - adjacent areas of Evpatoria (including Lake Mainak), Evpatoria; - the southern coast of Crimea from Ilyas-Kaya mountain to Yalta and near the villages of Morske and Arpat (Zelenogir'ya); - eastern and northeastern parts of Kerch Peninsula; - Ai-Petri yayla; - Crimean mountains between the villages of Morske, Arpat (Zelenogir'ya) and Bilogorsk, near the Taigan reservoir; - Ilyas-Kaya mountain ridge; - the northern part of the steppe Crimea and the southern and south-western Prisyvashshya, the southern part of the Arabatskaya Strilka spit; - the north-western outskirts of the Kerch Peninsula; - the territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine adjacent to the Sea of ​​Azov and the vicinity of the Askania Nova reserve. This dataset was prepared and published with the help of the Olin gGmbH foundation to preserve data on the biodiversity of Ukraine obtained by the Ukrainian scientists, who were forced to leave their homeland due to the war (Russia's invasion of Ukraine). Olin gGmbH is a funding organization for environmental protection and conservation that supports environmental and sociopolitical organizations.

Sampling

Studies of the species composition and number of birds, mammals, insects, amphibians and reptiles were conducted by route method on routes (from 100 m to 20 km) and in the survey of registered areas (from 1 are to 15,000 ha). The species identification was made by visual and audial registrations as well as due to presence of dead individuals or their remnants. Coordinates were defined with the use of mobile and remoute GPS-devices.

Quality Control

The author is fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset.

Method steps

1. Organizing of field expeditions.
2. Species identification.
3. Georeferencing.
4. Organizing of the dataset according to Darwin Core standards.

Dataset consists of finds of birds (Aves), mammals (Mammalia), amphibians (Amphibia), reptiles (Reptilia), insects (Insecta) and other invertebrates (Chilopoda, Diplopoda).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Aves
   rank: class
4. Mammalia
   rank: class
5. Insecta
   rank: class
6. Amphibia
   rank: class
7. Reptilia
   rank: class
8. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
9. Chilopoda
   rank: class
10. Diplopoda
    rank: class

The dataset represents findings of fauna representatives from Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine): Crimean mountains, the Southern Coast of Crimea, the Kerch Peninsula, Prysyvashshya, partly - Steppe Crimea; central and southern part of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson administrative regions of Ukraine.