Waterfowl of the depression ecosystems of Dnipro-Molochna interfluve

Study Extent

The materials were collected in the years 2016-2021 in the Dnipro-Molochna interfluve within the southern part of the Kherson region (Genicheskyi, Novotroitskyi, Ivanivskyi, Kakhovskyi and Chaplinskyi districts) during expeditionary research jointly with Gavrylenko V. S. and Mezinov O. S.

Sampling

To study the species composition and number of avifauna complexes, a model range of different areas of meadow ecosystems was selected, the bottoms of which differ in the presence or absence of permanent water mirrors and nature management regimes: pastural, mowed, fish breeding, protected. In order to determine the waterfowl species of artificially created reservoirs of various purposes along the coastline, route records were carried out. On the slopes and unflooded bottoms of the pits, a visual inspection was carried out from high points.

Quality Control

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

Method steps

1. Conducting of field research on previously determined research areas.
2. Visual identification of species.
3. Georeferencing.
4. Organising of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

The dataset represents records of waterfowl (class: Aves; orders: Podicipediformes, Pelecaniformes, Suliformes, Ciconiiformes, Anseriformes, Gruiformes and Charadriiformes).,

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Chordata
   rank: phylum
3. Aves
   rank: class
4. Podicipediformes
   rank: order
5. Pelecaniformes
   rank: order
6. Ciconiiformes
   rank: order
7. Anseriformes
   rank: order
8. Gruiformes
   rank: order
9. Charadriiformes
   rank: order
10. Suliformes
    rank: order

The dataset covers the territory of Dnipro-Molochna interfluve in the southern part of Kherson region, Western Syvash area, Ukraine