The scientific articles of the Falz-Fein readings

Study Extent

The study area is situated in the Ukraine and other countries as Moldova, Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan.

Sampling

The dataset was created after excluding data from already published literature resources. This dataset was prepared (correctly organized according to Darwin Core standards) and published with the help of the project "Preservation of data on biodiversity of Ukraine during the Russian occupation" funded by "Documenting Ukraine" initiative. The initiative is financed by the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (https://www.iwm.at/). All information of the registration points was excluded from the following publications.

Quality Control

The authors of publications are fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset. We used GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (GBIF species matching tool: https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup) for the taxonomic check and implemented minor corrections of species names regarding misprints and problematic taxa to avoid misinterpretation. The data were first checked and verified manually using MS Excel and then additionally cross-checked in the OpenRefine environment. GBIF data validator has been applied to final check the dataset before uploading. We additionally checked and verified the header data and QGIS 3.22 (https://qgis.org) for quality control.

Method steps

1. Digitizing the information provided within the resource.
2. Transformation of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.
3. Georeferencing
4. Data checking and cleaning.
5. Taxonomic check, final quality control.

3294 taxa names recorded

1. Bryophyta
   rank: phylum
2. Marchantiophyta
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3. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
4. Bryopsida
   rank: class
5. Ostracoda
   rank: class
6. Chromista
   rank: kingdom
7. Trematoda
   rank: class
8. Nemertea
   rank: phylum
9. Coniocybomycetes
   rank: class
10. Clitellata
    rank: class
11. Monjiviricetes
    rank: class
12. Proteobacteria
    rank: phylum
13. Cyanobacteria
    rank: phylum
14. Annelida
    rank: phylum
15. Polychaeta
    rank: class
16. Polypodiopsida
    rank: class
17. Brachiopoda
    rank: phylum
18. Jungermanniopsida
    rank: class
19. Acanthocephala
    rank: phylum
20. Phaeophyceae
    rank: class
21. Arachnida
    rank: class
22. Marchantiopsida
    rank: class
23. Chordata
    rank: phylum
24. Fungi
    rank: kingdom
25. Liliopsida
    rank: class
26. Aves
    rank: class
27. Amoebozoa
    rank: phylum
28. Alsuviricetes
    rank: class
29. Charophyta
    rank: phylum
30. Bivalvia
    rank: class
31. Ascidiacea
    rank: class
32. Diplopoda
    rank: class
33. Trebouxiophyceae
    rank: class
34. Zygnematophyceae
    rank: class
35. Mammalia
    rank: class
36. Chlorophyta
    rank: phylum
37. Testudines
    rank: class
38. Lycopodiopsida
    rank: class
39. Chilopoda
    rank: class
40. Collembola
    rank: class
41. Anthozoa
    rank: class
42. Rhynchonellata
    rank: class
43. Euglenoidea
    rank: class
44. Palaeacanthocephala
    rank: class
45. Squamata
    rank: class
46. Dothideomycetes
    rank: class
47. Kitrinoviricota
    rank: phylum
48. Maxillopoda
    rank: class
49. Amphibia
    rank: class
50. Gastropoda
    rank: class
51. Pisoniviricetes
    rank: class
52. Mollusca
    rank: phylum
53. Actinomycetia
    rank: class
54. Eurotiomycetes
    rank: class
55. Chromadorea
    rank: class
56. Tracheophyta
    rank: phylum
57. Pinopsida
    rank: class
58. Lecanoromycetes
    rank: class
59. Pilidiophora
    rank: class
60. Sphagnopsida
    rank: class
61. Plantae
    rank: kingdom
62. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
63. Magnoliopsida
    rank: class
64. Polytrichopsida
    rank: class
65. Protozoa
    rank: kingdom
66. Lobosa
    rank: class
67. Actinobacteriota
    rank: phylum
68. Sordariomycetes
    rank: class
69. Ascomycota
    rank: phylum
70. Chlorophyceae
    rank: class
71. Gnetopsida
    rank: class
72. Nematoda
    rank: phylum
73. Insecta
    rank: class
74. Pucciniomycetes
    rank: class
75. Dacrymycetes
    rank: class
76. Pisuviricota
    rank: phylum
77. Euglenozoa
    rank: phylum
78. Platyhelminthes
    rank: phylum
79. Arthoniomycetes
    rank: class
80. Diplura
    rank: class
81. Agaricomycetes
    rank: class
82. Copepoda
    rank: class
83. Gammaproteobacteria
    rank: class
84. Negarnaviricota
    rank: phylum
85. Stelpaviricetes
    rank: class
86. Viruses
    rank: kingdom
87. Cyanobacteriia
    rank: class
88. Conjugatophyceae
    rank: class
89. Basidiomycota
    rank: phylum
90. Phoronida
    rank: phylum
91. Foraminifera
    rank: phylum
92. Pezizomycetes
    rank: class
93. Bacillariophyceae
    rank: class
94. Cestoda
    rank: class
95. Ochrophyta
    rank: phylum
96. Cephalopoda
    rank: class
97. Branchiopoda
    rank: class
98. Malacostraca
    rank: class
99. Bacteria
    rank: kingdom
100. Leotiomycetes
     rank: class
101. Cnidaria
     rank: phylum

The dataset is mostly focused on the Ukrain but also contains data from other countries as Moldova, Republic of Belarus, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan.