Faunistic and floristic records in Belarusian Polissia in 2016

Study Extent

Part of the material was collected during the implementation of the project: Identifiaction of potential Emeral Network Sites in the Polesie region with the financial support of the Frankfurt Zoological Society. The author is grateful to Vakhniy N., Pavlikovsky P. for help in conducting research and species identification.

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-July 2016 on the territory of Ivatsevichi and Gantsevichi districts of the Brest region, Petrikovsky, Mozyr, Kalinkovichi, Rechitsa, Zhlobinsky, Rogochevsky, Svetlogorsk, Buda-Koshelevsky districts of the Gomel region, the Republic of Belarus.

Quality Control

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

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 records of the representatives of the following clases: Insecta, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia, Liliopsida, Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Lycopodiopsida, Bryopsida, Polypodiopsida.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
3. Chordata
   rank: phylum
4. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
5. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
6. Bryophyta
   rank: phylum
7. Aves
   rank: class
8. Amphibia
   rank: class
9. Reptilia
   rank: class
10. Mammalia
    rank: class
11. Magnoliopsida
    rank: class
12. Bryopsida
    rank: class
13. Lycopodiopsida
    rank: class
14. Liliopsida
    rank: class
15. Polypodiopsida
    rank: class
16. Insecta
    rank: class

The dataset consists of records of flora and fauna from the Central and eastern Polissya within Belarus. Among them there are areas of special conservation interest (ASCI's): candidate sites - Lower Pripyat Valley (BY0000162); proposed sites - Telekhany Bog and Forest Complex ( BY0000171), Lower Yaselda Valley (BY0000170), Dnepr Valley Berezina-Kholmech (SiteCode: BY0000167), Lower Berezina Valley (SiteCode: BY0000168), Middle Dnepr Valley (SiteCode: BY0000169), and so the same river valleys: Shchara and Ptich, forest complexes within the Petrikov, Kalinkovichi and Rechitsa regions.