Biodiversity of the lower part of the Desna River basin

Study Extent

This data was collected during many field trips with different purposes in the lower part of the Desna River basin, namely along the river from Chernihiv to Kyiv and along the Oster River from Nizhyn to Oster from 2007 to 2021. However the most information was obtained at the end of summer - in the beginning of autumn of 2021 thanks to financial support of my floristic excursions by the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group. Author is thankful to Dr. Andriy Babytskyi, Dr. Oleksandr Baranskyi, Dr. Igor Olshanskyi, Dr. Oksana Futorna, Dr. Svitlana Zhygalova and Kostyantyn Gubskyi.

Sampling

Geographic coordinates of each location were mostly recognized by GPS and relevant notes were made in field notebook. Sometimes pictures were made too. Some interesting plants were collected for the herbarium.

Quality Control

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

Method steps

1. Undertaking of field expeditions.
2. Species identifying.
3. Photographing.
4. Collecting of material for the herbarium.
5. Georeferencing.

Dataset consists of animals' (insects, fish and birds), plants' (vascular plants, mosses) and fungi findings.

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
3. Fungi
   rank: kingdom

Dataset consists of findings from the lower part of the Desna river basin, namely along the river from Chernihiv to Kyiv and along the Oster river from Nizhyn to Oster.