Notes on biodiversity of Ukraine, Slovak Republic, Uzbekistan and Turkiye

Study Extent

The dataset represents records of biota (animals, plants and fungi) made on the territory of Ukraine, Slovak Republic, Uzbekistan and Turkiye in the period from 1996 to 2022 by Mykola Drohvalenko and Oleksiy Korshunov in order to preserve valuable information on biodiversity, collected by Kharkiv specialists, in terms of Russian invasion to Ukraine. This dataset was prepared (correctly organized according to Darwin Core standards) and published with the help of the project "Preservation of data on biodiversity of Ukraine during the Russian occupation" funded by "Documenting Ukraine" initiative. The initiative is financed by the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna (https://www.iwm.at/).

Sampling

Species were identified visually, audially, by remnants of the body or other signs of the species presence in certain place. All identification, recording and georeferencing sessions were made by professional zoologists.

Quality Control

The authors are fully responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset.

Method steps

1. Conducting of field trips.
2. Visual registration of an animal/plant/fungus with subsequent identification.
3. Georeferencing.
4. Organizing of a dataset according to Darwin Core standards.

The dataset consists of records of animals (Animalia), plants (Plantae) and fungi (Fungi).

1. Animalia
   rank: kingdom
2. Plantae
   rank: kingdom
3. Fungi
   rank: kingdom
4. Arthropoda
   rank: phylum
5. Annelida
   rank: phylum
6. Ascomycota
   rank: phylum
7. Cnidaria
   rank: phylum
8. Chordata
   rank: phylum
9. Bryophyta
   rank: phylum
10. Mollusca
    rank: phylum
11. Ctenophora
    rank: phylum
12. Tracheophyta
    rank: phylum
13. Porifera
    rank: phylum
14. Demospongiae
    rank: class
15. Magnoliopsida
    rank: class
16. Liliopsida
    rank: class
17. Gnetopsida
    rank: class
18. Polypodiopsida
    rank: class
19. Clitellata
    rank: class
20. Insecta
    rank: class
21. Arachnida
    rank: class
22. Chilopoda
    rank: class
23. Malacostraca
    rank: class
24. Branchiopoda
    rank: class
25. Pezizomycetes
    rank: class
26. Scyphozoa
    rank: class
27. Anthozoa
    rank: class
28. Sphagnopsida
    rank: class
29. Aves
    rank: class
30. Amphibia
    rank: class
31. Reptilia
    rank: class
32. Mammalia
    rank: class
33. Actinopterygii
    rank: class
34. Elasmobranchii
    rank: class
35. Cephalaspidomorphi
    rank: class
36. Tentaculata
    rank: class
37. Gastropoda
    rank: class

Dataset consists of records made in Ukraine, Slovak Republic, Uzbekistan and Turkiye.