Rare species of flora and fauna of Ukrainian Carpathians

Anna Kuzemko; Igor Balashov; Andriy-Taras Bashta; Ostap Bohoslavets; Illya Chorney; Viktor Gavrylenko; Yevhen Giga; Volodymyr Grebenshchykov; Oleksandr Khodosovtsev; Yulia Klimuk; Nelya Koval; Fedir Kurtyak; Roman Kuznyetsov; Inna Kvakovska; Oleksandr Kyselyuk; Iryna Liakh; Iryna Liubynets; Vasyl Lutak; Lyudmyla Matsapiak; Vladyslav Mirutenko; Vasyl Mochan; Oleh Pohribnyi; Mykola Prydiuk; Iryna Rabyk; Zina Riznichenko; Tetiana Savchuk; Ihor Skilskyi; Nazar Smirnov; Serhiy Stelmakh; Vitaliy Stratiy; Yuriy Strus; Anastasiya Svystun; Yuriy Tiukh; Mariya Tomych; Oksana Tymchuk; Maksym Vysochyn; Diana Yuzyk; Rostyslav Zhuravchak; Alla Zitenyuk; Olexiy Vasyliuk

doi:10.15468/9cs6uk

Rare species of flora and fauna of Ukrainian Carpathians

Citation

Kuzemko A, Balashov I, Bashta A, Bohoslavets O, Chorney I, Gavrylenko V, Giga Y, Grebenshchykov V, Khodosovtsev O, Klimuk Y, Koval N, Kurtyak F, Kuznyetsov R, Kvakovska I, Kyselyuk O, Liakh I, Liubynets I, Lutak V, Matsapiak L, Mirutenko V, Mochan V, Pohribnyi O, Prydiuk M, Rabyk I, Riznichenko Z, Savchuk T, Skilskyi I, Smirnov N, Stelmakh S, Stratiy V, Strus Y, Svystun A, Tiukh Y, Tomych M, Tymchuk O, Vysochyn M, Yuzyk D, Zhuravchak R, Zitenyuk A, Vasyliuk O (2024). Rare species of flora and fauna of Ukrainian Carpathians. Version 1.3. Frankfurt Zoological Society - Ukraine. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9cs6uk accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-19.

Description

The dataset contains information on the distribution of plant and animal species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine and Resolution 6 of the Bern Convention. The database contains species from the 11 taxonomic groups. The information in the dataset was collected on the territory of 11 protected areas: Cheremosky, Verkhovynsky, Vizhnytsky, Hutsulshchyna, Carpathian, Synevyr, Skolivski Beskydy, Uzhansky, Zacharovanyi Krai National Nature Parks and Gorgany Natural Reserve, all located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, as well as Yavorivsky National Nature Park, located in the Roztochya region. Some points are located in areas adjacent to these protected areas, including areas proposed for expansion. The dataset contains information mainly from archival sources, such as the Chronicles of Nature of National Nature Parks and Natural Reserves as well as data from the authors' field research.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The data were collected mainly by experts from the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) in cooperation with protected areas staff within the framework of the projects Support for Nature Protected Areas (SNPA Project), implemented within the framework of the German Financial Cooperation (FC), funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German State Development Bank KfW, and Conservation of Highly Valuable Primeval and Old Growth Forests in Selected National Parks of the Ukrainian Carpathians (IKI Project), part of the International Climate Change Programme. The data colelcted covers the territory of 11 big objects of nature reserve fund of Ukraine situated within the Carpathian mountains on the territory of Lviv, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi administrative regions of Ukraine. The data was collected from the field as well as from previousely published sources of so-called "grey literature" and personal observations of the experts made in previous years. Also some parts of the dataset contain information mainly from archival sources, such as the Chronicles of Nature of National Nature Parks and Natural Reserves (up to 1900s).

Sampling

The data were collected to produce thematic maps of rare flora and fauna distribution as part of the preparation of territory organization projects (management plans). For the field survey data, the coordinates were determined directly in the field using GPS navigators or appropriate mobile applications. For archival data, the coordinates were determined approximately using the Google Earth program or Google maps (WGS 84 system).

Quality Control

Data arrangement and verification was carried out in cooperation of FZS experts with experts from the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (UNCG).

Method steps

Conducting of field research.
Species identification.
Verification of data.
Excluding of data on biodiversity records from other resources (Chronicles of Nature of National Nature Parks and Natural Reserves).
Including of data from previouse years of research of the scientists.
Georeferencing.
Organising of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

Taxonomic Coverages

The dataset includes records of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, fungi, mollusks, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals.,

Animalia
rank: kingdom
Plantae
rank: kingdom
Fungi
rank: kingdom
Chordata
rank: phylum
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Ascomycota
rank: phylum
Arthropoda
rank: phylum
Mollusca
rank: phylum
Basidiomycota
rank: phylum
Marchantiophyta
rank: phylum
Bryophyta
rank: phylum
Mammalia
rank: class
Amphibia
rank: class
Squamata
rank: class
Testudines
rank: class
Aves
rank: class
Insecta
rank: class
Bryopsida
rank: class
Gastropoda
rank: class
Liliopsida
rank: class
Magnoliopsida
rank: class
Agaricomycetes
rank: class
Jungermanniopsida
rank: class
Lecanoromycetes
rank: class
Haplomitriopsida
rank: class
Lycopodiopsida
rank: class
Pinopsida
rank: class
Polypodiopsida
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The information in the dataset was collected on the territory of 11 protected areas: Cheremosky, Verkhovynsky, Vizhnytsky, Hutsulshchyna, Carpathian, Synevyr, Skolivski Beskydy, Uzhansky, Zacharovanyi Krai National Nature Parks and Gorgany Natural Reserve, all located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, as well as Yavorivsky National Nature Park, located in the Roztochya region. The mentioned areas are situated within Chernivtsi, Zakarpattia, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivs'k administrative regions of Ukraine.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Anna Kuzemko
originator
position: doctor of biological scinces
M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Kyiv
Kyiv
UA
email: anyameadow.ak@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Kuzemko
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-2756

Igor Balashov
originator
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
UA

Andriy-Taras Bashta
originator
UA

Ostap Bohoslavets
originator
UA

Illya Chorney
originator
UA

Viktor Gavrylenko
originator
UA

Yevhen Giga
originator
UA

Volodymyr Grebenshchykov
originator
UA

Oleksandr Khodosovtsev
originator
UA

Yulia Klimuk
originator
UA

Nelya Koval
originator
UA

Fedir Kurtyak
originator
UA

Roman Kuznyetsov
originator
UA

Inna Kvakovska
originator
UA

Oleksandr Kyselyuk
originator
UA

Iryna Liakh
originator
UA

Iryna Liubynets
originator
UA

Vasyl Lutak
originator
UA

Lyudmyla Matsapiak
originator
UA

Vladyslav Mirutenko
originator
UA

Vasyl Mochan
originator
UA

Oleh Pohribnyi
originator
UA

Mykola Prydiuk
originator
UA

Iryna Rabyk
originator
UA

Zina Riznichenko
originator
UA

Tetiana Savchuk
originator
UA

Ihor Skilskyi
originator
UA

Nazar Smirnov
originator
UA

Serhiy Stelmakh
originator
UA

Vitaliy Stratiy
originator
UA

Yuriy Strus
originator
UA

Anastasiya Svystun
originator
UA

Yuriy Tiukh
originator
UA

Mariya Tomych
originator
UA

Oksana Tymchuk
originator
UA

Maksym Vysochyn
originator
UA

Diana Yuzyk
originator
UA

Rostyslav Zhuravchak
originator
UA

Alla Zitenyuk
originator
UA

Olexiy Vasyliuk
originator
UA

Anna Kuzemko
metadata author
position: doctor of biological scinces
M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Kyiv
Kyiv
UA
email: anyameadow.ak@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Kuzemko
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-2756

Oleksii Marushchak
custodian steward
position: junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
Kyiv
UA
Telephone: +380964882670
email: ecopelobates@gmail.com
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-5593

Anna Kuzemko
administrative point of contact
position: doctor of biological scinces
M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Kyiv
Kyiv
UA
email: anyameadow.ak@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Kuzemko
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-2756

Olexiy Vasyliuk
administrative point of contact
position: junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
Kyiv
01030
UA
email: vasyliuk@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Oleksii-Vasyliuk
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1067-6827