Faunistic and floristic records in the Belarusian Polissia in 2019-2020

Study Extent

The author expresses his gratitude to Yuri Yankevich, Anatoly Nefidovich for help in conducting field research, Alexander Yatsyn, a staff member of the Institute of Experimental Botany. V.F. Kuprevich of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, for help in identifying lichen species. Part of the data was collected as part of the project "Polesie - Wildlife without Borders: Restoration of one of the largest natural landscapes in Europe."

Sampling

The material was collected during field excursions along pre-planned routes. Bird counts were carried out using vocal stimulation. Field work was carried out in March-June 2019, March-June 2020 on the territory of Ivatsevichy, Pinsk, Luninets, Stolin, districts of the Brest region, Zhitkovichi and Lelchitsky districts of the Gomel region, the Republic of Belarus.

Quality Control

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

Method steps

1. Conducting of field research.
2. Vocal stimulation of birds in order to get vocal response and identify the species.
3. Visual identification of specific composition of flora and fauna.
4. Georeferencing.
5. Organizing of the datatset according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of the records of fauna and flora of the following classes: Arachnida, Insecta, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia, Lycopodiopsida, Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Bryopsida, Jungermanniopsida, Polypodiopsida, Agaricomycetes, Lecanoromycetes.

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Fungi
   rank: kingdom
3. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
4. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
5. Bryophyta
   rank: phylum
6. Ascomycota
   rank: phylum
7. Basidiomycota
   rank: phylum
8. Chordata
   rank: phylum
9. Marchantiophyta
   rank: phylum
10. Arthropoda
    rank: phylum
11. Aves
    rank: class
12. Liliopsida
    rank: class
13. Insecta
    rank: class
14. Bryopsida
    rank: class
15. Agaricomycetes
    rank: class
16. Arachnida
    rank: class
17. Mammalia
    rank: class
18. Reptilia
    rank: class
19. Magnoliopsida
    rank: class
20. Polypodiopsida
    rank: class
21. Lycopodiopsida
    rank: class
22. Jungermanniopsida
    rank: class
23. Lecanoromycetes
    rank: class

The study area covers the territory of eastern and south-eastern Polissia of Belarus. This area includes also the following Areas of special conservation interest (ASCI's): Telekhany Bog and Forest Complex (BY0000171), Lower Yaselda Valley (BY0000170), adopted sites: Vieluta (SiteCode: BY0000055), Luninskiy (SiteCode: BY0000080), Srednyaya Pripyat (SiteCode: BY0000005), Bielaye Fish Farm (SiteCode: BY0000034), Chyrvonaye (SiteCode: BY0000064), Lva Floodplain (SiteCode: BY0000049), Olmanskiye bolota (SiteCode: BY0000012), Stary Zhadzien (SiteCode: BY0000051), Volkhva (SiteCode: BY0000039), as well as forest complexes within Ivatsevichi, Pinsk, Luninets, Stolin, districts of the Brest region, Zhitkovichi and Lelchitsa districts of the Gomel regions, Belarus.