Some findings of common, protected, and invasive species in Ukraine recorded in 2016-2023

Study Extent

The dataset consists of records of plants, animals and fungi from Zakarpattia, Lviv, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Khmel'nytskyi and Odes administrative regions of Ukraine made during field trips in the period from 2016 to 2023.

Sampling

The materials published in the dataset were compiled as a result of the analysis of data from expeditions and observations conducted during 2016-2023. Most of the data published are from field scientific and conservation expeditions, during which biodiversity was photographed and georeferenced, and most routes were recorded using the Nextgis Mobile and QFields mobile applications. Part of the material was also collected for further cameral processing: dry and liquid-fixed arthropod collections, herbariums, and bird feathers, found during the field trips and identified later with the help of relevant literature and invited experts.

Quality Control

The quthor is responsible for the quality of data provided in the dataset. In particular cases, external experts on separate gtoups of biodiversity (ornithologists, lichenologists, botanists, bryologists, entomologists etc.) were invited to help with the identification of the records to the level of species/subspecies.

Method steps

1. Field expeditions and observations with photographic recording of biota and geotagging of findings and routes.
2. Cameral data processing: identification of biota species using photographs, identification of fixed collected organisms using a stereomicroscope. If necessary, engaging experts in certain groups of wildlife.
3. Geodata processing using the QGis geographic information system. Compilation data into a dataset.
4. Organizing of the dataset according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of records pf animals, plants and fungi.

1. Animalia
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2. Plantae
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3. Fungi
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4. Arthropoda
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5. Annelida
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6. Ascomycota
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7. Basidiomycota
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8. Bryophyta
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9. Chordata
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10. Cnidaria
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11. Marchantiophyta
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12. Mollusca
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13. Rotifera
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14. Tracheophyta
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15. Agaricomycetes
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16. Amphibia
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17. Aves
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18. Arachnida
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19. Bryopsida
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20. Branchiopoda
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21. Clitellata
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22. Copepoda
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23. Dacrymycetes
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24. Diplopoda
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25. Eurotatoria
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26. Gastropoda
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27. Gnetopsida
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28. Insecta
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29. Jungermanniopsida
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30. Lecanoromycetes
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31. Leotiomycetes
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32. Liliopsida
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33. Lycopodiopsida
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34. Magnoliopsida
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35. Malacostraca
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36. Mammalia
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37. Pezizomycetes
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38. Pinopsida
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39. Polypodiopsida
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40. Scyphozoa
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41. Sordariomycetes
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42. Squamata
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43. Testudines
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All records come from the territory of Ukraine. The dataset includes finds from the Kyiv, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Rivne, Lviv, Khmel'nytskyi, Poltava, Odesa, and Zakarpattia regions.