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Biodiversity of the lower part of the Desna River basin

Citation

Peregrym M (2022). Biodiversity of the lower part of the Desna River basin. Version 1.5. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/w95jw8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-19.

Description

There is distribution data (1305 localities) about 350 species of vascular plants, mosses, fungi, insect, fish and birds in the lower part of the Desna River basin, namely along the river from Chernihiv to Kyiv and along the Oster River from Nizhyn to Oster. The most information is concerning of alien species like Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., Erigeron canadensis L., Amorpha fruticosa L. etc., as well as common species like Quercus robur L., Populus alba L., Salix acutifolia Willd. etc. However there is some data about distribution rare species too which are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine (2009).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

This data was collected during many field trips with different purposes in the lower part of the Desna River basin, namely along the river from Chernihiv to Kyiv and along the Oster River from Nizhyn to Oster from 2007 to 2021. However the most information was obtained at the end of summer - in the beginning of autumn of 2021 thanks to financial support of my floristic excursions by the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group. Author is thankful to Dr. Andriy Babytskyi, Dr. Oleksandr Baranskyi, Dr. Igor Olshanskyi, Dr. Oksana Futorna, Dr. Svitlana Zhygalova and Kostyantyn Gubskyi.

Sampling

Geographic coordinates of each location were mostly recognized by GPS and relevant notes were made in field notebook. Sometimes pictures were made too. Some interesting plants were collected for the herbarium.

Quality Control

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

Method steps

  1. Undertaking of field expeditions.
  2. Species identifying.
  3. Photographing.
  4. Collecting of material for the herbarium.
  5. Georeferencing.

Taxonomic Coverages

Dataset consists of animals' (insects, fish and birds), plants' (vascular plants, mosses) and fungi findings.
  1. Animalia
    rank: kingdom
  2. Plantae
    rank: kingdom
  3. Fungi
    rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Dataset consists of findings from the lower part of the Desna river basin, namely along the river from Chernihiv to Kyiv and along the Oster river from Nizhyn to Oster.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Didukh Ya.P. (ed.), 2009. The Red Data Book of Ukraine. Plant Kingdom. Kyiv: Globalconsulting – 912 p. -
  2. Peregrym M.M., Yeresova A.V., Gubar L.M., Peregrym O.M., 2010. New and specified information on the distribution of some species of Orchidaceae Juss. in Chernihiv Polissya (Ukraine). Chornomorski Botanical Journal, 6 (4): 475-480. -

Contacts

Mykyta Peregrym
originator
position: senior lecturer
Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
UA
email: mykyta.peregrym@gmail.com
Mykyta Peregrym
metadata author
position: senior lecturer
Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
UA
email: mykyta.peregrym@gmail.com
Oleksii Marushchak
programmer
position: junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
UA
Telephone: +380964882670
email: ecopelobates@gmail.com
Mykyta Peregrym
administrative point of contact
position: senior lecturer
Luhansk Taras Shevchenko National University
UA
email: mykyta.peregrym@gmail.com
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