Macro-invertebrates of the Desna river basin

Oleksandr Usov

doi:10.15468/cwjh3n

Macro-invertebrates of the Desna river basin

Citation

Usov O (2022). Macro-invertebrates of the Desna river basin. Version 1.3. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/cwjh3n accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-04.

Description

The database includes macro-invertebrates registered at various stations of the Desna riverbed, on the tributaries of the Snov, Seym, Strizhen, Oster, Bilous and floodplain reservoirs within the Chernihiv and Kyiv regions (2003-2021). Representatives of the following taxonomic groups were identified: Hirudinea, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Amphipoda, Crustacea, Heteroptera, Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, Odonata, Chironomidae, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The research was conducted during 2003-2021 in Chernihiv and Kyiv regions: Desna riverbed and its tributaries, namely Snov, Seym, Rod, Oster, Bilous and their floodplains. Some of the expeditions were supported by the Institute of Hydrobiology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Sampling

The main sampling was carried out from thickets of higher aquatic vegetation and also included samples from other substrates (stones, wood), benthos samples. The sampling stations were geolocated.

Quality Control

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

Method steps

1. Making samples on the sampling (investigation) stations.
2. Species determinations.
3. Georeferencing.

Taxonomic Coverages

Representatives of the following taxonomic groups were identified: Hirudinea, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Amphipoda, Crustacea, Heteroptera, Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, Odonata, Chironomidae, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera.

Animalia
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Investigated teritory is situated in Chernihiv and Kyiv regions and includes Desna riverbed, its main tributaries and floodplains.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Oleksandr Usov
originator
UA
email: alex_lake2007@ukr.net

Oleksandr Usov
metadata author
UA
email: alex_lake2007@ukr.net

Oleksii Marushchak
programmer
position: junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
UA
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Oleksandr Usov
administrative point of contact
UA
email: alex_lake2007@ukr.net