Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine

Skobel, Nadiia; Borovyk, Dariia; Vynokurov, Denys; Moysiyenko, Ivan; Babytskiy, Andriy; Bednarska, Iryna; Bezsmertna, Olesia; Chusova, Olha; Dayneko, Polina; Dengler, Jürgen; Guarino, Riccardo; Kalashnik, Kateryna; Khodosovtsev, Alexander; Kolomiychuk, Vitalii; Kucher, Oksana; Kuzemko, Anna; Shapoval, Viktor; Umanets, Olha; Zagorodniuk, Natalia; Zakharova, Maryna; Dembicz, Iwona

doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28578

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Title:	Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine
Authors:	Skobel, Nadiia Borovyk, Dariia Vynokurov, Denys Moysiyenko, Ivan Babytskiy, Andriy Bednarska, Iryna Bezsmertna, Olesia Chusova, Olha Dayneko, Polina Dengler, Jürgen Guarino, Riccardo Kalashnik, Kateryna Khodosovtsev, Alexander Kolomiychuk, Vitalii Kucher, Oksana Kuzemko, Anna Shapoval, Viktor Umanets, Olha Zagorodniuk, Natalia Zakharova, Maryna Dembicz, Iwona
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605 10.21256/zhaw-28578
Published in:	Biodiversity Data Journal
Volume(Issue):	11
Page(s):	e99605
Issue Date:	6-Mar-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Pensoft
ISSN:	1314-2828 1314-2836
Language:	English
Subjects:	Bryophyte; Dry grassland; Flora; Lichen; Occurrence data; Sampling-event data; Steppe; Vascular plant
Subject (DDC):	333.7: Land, natural recreational areas 580: Plants (Botany)
Abstract:	Background: This paper presents two sampling-event datasets with occurrences of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens collected in May-June 2021 in southern Ukraine. We aimed to collect high-quality biodiversity data in an understudied region and contribute it to international databases and networks. The study was carried out during the 15th Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG) Field Workshop in southern Ukraine and the Dark Diversity Network (DarkDivNet) sampling in the Kamianska Sich National Nature Park. By chance, these datasets were collected shortly before the major escalation of the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Surveyed areas in Kherson and Mykolaiv Regions, including established monitoring plots, were severely affected by military actions in 2022. Therefore, collected data are of significant value in the context of biodiversity documentation. The knowledge about the biodiversity of this area will help to assess the environmental impact of the war and plan restoration of the damaged or destroyed habitats. The first preliminary analysis of collected data demonstrates the biodiversity richness and conservation value of studied grassland habitats. New information: We provide sampling-event datasets with 7467 occurrences, which represent 708 taxa (vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens) collected in 275 vegetation relevés. Amongst them, vascular plants are represented by 6665 occurrences (610 taxa), lichens - 420 (46) and bryophytes - 381 (51). Several new species were reported for the first time at the national or regional level. In particular, one vascular plant species (Torilis pseudonodosa) and two lichen species (Cladonia conista, Endocarpon loscosii) were new to Ukraine. One vascular plant (Stipa tirsa), two species of bryophytes (Rhynchostegium megapolitanum, Ptychostomum torquescens) and three species of lichens (Cladonia cervicornis, C. symphycarpa, Involucropyrenium breussi) were recorded for the first time for the Kherson Region. Additionally, these datasets contain occurrences of taxa with narrow distribution, specialists of rare habitat types and, therefore, represented by a low number of occurrences in relevant biodiversity databases and particularly in GBIF. This publication highlights the diversity of natural vegetation and its flora in southern Ukraine and raises conservation concerns.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28578
Related research data:	https://www.gbif.org/uk/publisher/adc3d841-aefb-4d7c-9ab1-2156d614b27b
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Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
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Skobel, N., Borovyk, D., Vynokurov, D., Moysiyenko, I., Babytskiy, A., Bednarska, I., Bezsmertna, O., Chusova, O., Dayneko, P., Dengler, J., Guarino, R., Kalashnik, K., Khodosovtsev, A., Kolomiychuk, V., Kucher, O., Kuzemko, A., Shapoval, V., Umanets, O., Zagorodniuk, N., et al. (2023). Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11, e99605. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605

Skobel, N. et al. (2023) ‘Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine’, Biodiversity Data Journal, 11, p. e99605. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605.

N. Skobel et al., “Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine,” Biodiversity Data Journal, vol. 11, p. e99605, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605.

SKOBEL, Nadiia, Dariia BOROVYK, Denys VYNOKUROV, Ivan MOYSIYENKO, Andriy BABYTSKIY, Iryna BEDNARSKA, Olesia BEZSMERTNA, Olha CHUSOVA, Polina DAYNEKO, Jürgen DENGLER, Riccardo GUARINO, Kateryna KALASHNIK, Alexander KHODOSOVTSEV, Vitalii KOLOMIYCHUK, Oksana KUCHER, Anna KUZEMKO, Viktor SHAPOVAL, Olha UMANETS, Natalia ZAGORODNIUK, Maryna ZAKHAROVA und Iwona DEMBICZ, 2023. Biodiversity surveys of grassland and coastal habitats in 2021 as a documentation of pre-war status in southern Ukraine. Biodiversity Data Journal. 6 März 2023. Bd. 11, S. e99605. DOI 10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605

Skobel, Nadiia, Dariia Borovyk, Denys Vynokurov, Ivan Moysiyenko, Andriy Babytskiy, Iryna Bednarska, Olesia Bezsmertna, et al. 2023. “Biodiversity Surveys of Grassland and Coastal Habitats in 2021 as a Documentation of Pre-War Status in Southern Ukraine.” Biodiversity Data Journal 11 (March): e99605. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605.

Skobel, Nadiia, et al. “Biodiversity Surveys of Grassland and Coastal Habitats in 2021 as a Documentation of Pre-War Status in Southern Ukraine.” Biodiversity Data Journal, vol. 11, Mar. 2023, p. e99605, https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99605.