Records of Sarcoscypha austriaca and Urnula craterium from the territory of Eastern Ukraine

Study Extent

Eastern Ukraine

Sampling

Occurrences, reported herein, were obtained by 2 methods: 1. Observation and counting of fungal fruit bodies along casual routes 2. Observation and counting along the permanent transects using distance sampling method (Buckland et al., 2001). Distance sampling was perfomed in 2 study plots (young and old oak forest), in 2013 and 2019 years in the National Nature Park “Homilshansky lisy”. More information can be found by the link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/335790025_Monitoring_of_wood-inhabiting_cup_fungi_in_young_and_old-growth_oak_stands_in_the_North-Eastern_Ukraine

Method steps

1. Direct observations of fungal fruit bodies on casual routs; observations on the permanent transects with recording of the distance from transect to groups of fruit bodies.

Kharkiv and Sumy regions of Ukraine