Alien plants of Kyrgyzstan
Citation
Sennikov A, Lazkov G (2022). Alien plants of Kyrgyzstan. Version 1.6. Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fgbz3b accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-28.Description
The dataset provides background data (occurrence records based on herbarium specimens and human observations) for mapping the distribution of alien plants in Kyrgyzstan. Besides personal observations, the main sources for the dataset were herbarium collections (FRU, LE, MW, TASH), citizen science resources (iNaturalist, Plantarium) and floristic literature.
All records have been taxonomically evaluated by the authors. Georeferences are provided ad hoc on the basis of historical and current maps when missing in the original source.
The current dataset is developing and therefore incomplete. At present it includes a set of 17 species published in Contributions 1 and 2 (Biodiversity Data Journal). Other species will be added with further publications.
Sampling Description
Study Extent
The dataset contains information on the distribution of alien plants in Kyrgyzstan. It covers all available data, including legacy and ongoing research, and is open for regular updates.Sampling
The dataset is compiled from occurrences documented by herbarium specimens and photographs. In each case the taxonomic identity has been verified or established by the authors. Undocumented observations were included when originated from the authors or traced from reliable published sources. Georeferencing is original when available, or provided by the authors with the utmost accuracy possible using the historical paper maps and contemporary digital mapping resources (Google Maps as a reference); elevation and coordinate uncertainty is estimated individually in each case. All coordinates were converted into WGS84 datum. The nomenclature is not based on any single source but compiled by the first author from a variety of phylogenetic, taxonomic and nomenclatural sources.Quality Control
The taxonomic identity and geographical location of each record have been assessed by the authors on case by case basis, and corrected when necessary. The original scripts of locality data are stored along with the interpreted information.Method steps
- The floristic checklist was screened and a residence status (native or alien) was established for each species.
- Distributional data were collected for each alien species from herbarium collections, citizen-science resources and literature.
- Each record was evaluated taxonomically.
- The locality data was processed for each record and structured according to the Darwin Core format.
- The period and pathway of introduction were established or inferred for each case, and the resulting information was compiled for a synopsis of alien plants of Kyrgyzstan (published in installments in Biodiversity Data Journal).
Taxonomic Coverages
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Magnoliophytarank: class
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Alexander Sennikovoriginator
position: Curator
University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 7
Helsinki
00014
FI
email: alexander.sennikov@helsinki.fi
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-7657
Georgy Lazkov
originator
position: Senior Scientist
Institute of Biology
Chui av. 265
Bishkek
720071
KG
email: glazkov1963@mail.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3531-8524
Alexander Sennikov
metadata author
position: Curator
University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 7
Helsinki
00014
FI
email: alexander.sennikov@helsinki.fi
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-7657
Denis Melnikov
publisher
position: Researcher
Komarov Botanical Institute
Prof. Popov str. 2
Saint-Petersburg
197376
RU
email: dmelnikov@binran.ru
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9622-2737
Alexander Sennikov
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
University of Helsinki
P.O. Box 7
Helsinki
00014
FI
email: alexander.sennikov@helsinki.fi
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6664-7657