Faunistic and floristic records in the territory of the Pripyatsky National Park and the Lyaskovichi forestry in the Belarusian Polissia in 2022

Study Extent

The author expresses his gratitude to Alexander Yatsyna, a researcher at the Institute of Experimental Botany named after V.I. V.F. Kuprevich of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, for help in identifying lichen species.

Sampling

The material was collected during field excursions along pre-planned routes. Field work was carried out in May and July 2022, on the territory of the Zhitkovichi, Petrikovsky and Lelchitsky 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 animals and plants of the following classes: Arachnida, Insecta, Aves, Mammalia, Lycopodiopsida, Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Bryopsida, Jungermanniopsida, Polypodiopsida, Agaricomycetes, Lecanoromycetes.

1. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
2. Fungi
   rank: kingdom
3. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
4. Basidiomycota
   rank: phylum
5. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
6. Chordata
   rank: phylum
7. Tracheophyta
   rank: phylum
8. Bryophyta
   rank: phylum
9. Ascomycota
   rank: phylum
10. Bryopsida
    rank: class
11. Insecta
    rank: class
12. Aves
    rank: class
13. Agaricomycetes
    rank: class
14. Arachnida
    rank: class
15. Liliopsida
    rank: class
16. Magnoliopsida
    rank: class
17. Lycopodiopsida
    rank: class
18. Lecanoromycetes
    rank: class
19. Polypodiopsida
    rank: class
20. Mammalia
    rank: class

The study area covers the territory of eastern Polissia of Belarus. This area includes also the following Areas of special conservation interest (ASCI's): Pripyatskiy (BY0000007), Srednyaya Pripyat (BY0000005), Topila Bog (BY0000083), as well as forest complexes within Zhitkovichsky, Petrikovsky and Lelchitsky districts of the Gomel region, Belarus.