Description
The dataset presents a checklist of vascular plants from the Askania steppe (the core of the Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova", Kherson Region, Ukraine). It was compiled based on the original author's surveys conducted within 2003–2021. The dataset includes critical analysis, generalisation, and nomenclatural-taxonomic revision of previous floristic studies of the Askania steppe from the 19th–20th centuries, as well as local herbarium collections.
Data Records
The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 527 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Shapoval V (2024). Checklist of vascular plants of the core of Falz-Fein Biosphere Reserve "Askania Nova" (Kherson Region, Ukraine). Version 1.0. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Checklist dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=askania_vascular_pants_checklist&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: f9255d2d-36fd-48fc-b9de-43404aca4870. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Checklist; Inventoryregional; grasslands; semi-arid
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Geographic Coverage
Ukraine, Kherson Region, Kakhovka District, Biosphere Reserve “Askania Nova” (natural core, 11,054 ha).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [45.951, 32.476], North East [46.935, 34.585] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida, Liliopsida |
| Order | Santalales, Geraniales, Dipsacales, Asterales, Ericales, Alismatales, Solanales, Ranunculales, Poales, Malpighiales, Asparagales, Myrtales, Malvales, Boraginales, Lamiales, Caryophyllales, Liliales, Zygophyllales, Rosales, Fabales, Saxifragales, Brassicales, Sapindales, Gentianales, Apiales |
| Family | Hydrophyllaceae, Elatinaceae, Hypericaceae, Lamiaceae, Gentianaceae, Malvaceae, Cannabaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Plantaginaceae, Tetradiclidaceae, Rhamnaceae, Liliaceae, Rosaceae, Ranunculaceae, Cyperaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Grossulariaceae, Oleaceae, Lentibulariaceae, Asparagaceae, Solanaceae, Typhaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Papaveraceae, Iridaceae, Ulmaceae, Araceae, Polygonaceae, Juncaginaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Portulacaceae, Onagraceae, Butomaceae, Poaceae, Geraniaceae, Brassicaceae, Rubiaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Juncaceae, Fabaceae, Crassulaceae, Violaceae, Urticaceae, Boraginaceae, Heliotropiaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Resedaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Moraceae, Verbenaceae, Lythraceae, Convolvulaceae, Primulaceae, Linaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Orobanchaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Thesiaceae, Alismataceae |
Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | 2003–2021 (original surveys) |
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| Formation Period | 1845–2021 (comprehensive period of floristic studies for the area) |
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Project Data
Also included two projects: - “Research on the functional organisation and dynamics of pedosystems, phytocoenoses, and zoocoenoses in the natural-anthropogenic complex of the Biosphere Reserve” (DR No. 0111U001635). - “Chronicle of Nature of the Biosphere Reserve ‘Askania Nova’” (DR No. 0121U108395).
| Title | Study of spontaneous long-term processes in the formation of climax steppe ecosystems of the "Askania Nova" Biosphere Reserve |
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| Identifier | 0106U002556 |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
The re-inventory of vascular plant flora was conducted using traditional expedition-route methods, with location recording in the existing grid system and GPS navigation. Surveys were planned considering the ecological niche, habitat specificity, and phenology of the species. Results were aligned with historical floristic surveys (e.g., Teetzmann, 1845; Pachosky, 1923; Korotkova, 1964; Vedenkov, Vodopyanova, 1974; Vedenkov, 1989; Elonova, 1990) and regional herbarium collections (ASCN, KW, KHER, KHEM). Species names follow the checklist by Mosyakin & Fedoronchuk (1999) and Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
| Study Extent | Natural core of "Askania Nova" Reserve, southern Ukraine. |
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Method step description:
- Exploratory surveys of the territory.
- Routes studies of various reserve sections.
- Plant specimens sampling and identification.
- Revision of herbarium collections and historical floristic records.
- Generalisation, nomenclatural-taxonomic analysis, and compilation of the flora synopsis.
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Гербарій Біосферного заповідника "Асканія-Нова" |
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| Collection Identifier | ASCN |
| Collection Name | Гербарій Інституту ботаніки ім. М.Г. Холодного НАН України |
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| Collection Identifier | KW |
| Collection Name | Гербарій Херсонського державного університету |
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| Collection Identifier | KHER |
| Collection Name | Гербарій Херсонського краєзнавчого музею |
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| Collection Identifier | KHEM |
| Specimen preservation methods | Dried and pressed |
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Bibliographic Citations
- Shapoval, V. V. (2012). The flora of vascular plants of the Askania steppe [Флора судинних рослин асканійського степу]. Armeniansk: FOP Andreev O. V.
- Vedenkov, E. P. (1989). The flora of the “Askania Nova” Reserve (annotated list of flowering plants of the protected steppe) [Флора заповедника “Аскания-Нова” (аннотированный список цветковых растений заповедной степи)] (Edited by V. N. Tikhomirov). Moscow.
- Vedenkov, E. P., & Vodopyanova, V. G. (1974). The flora of the protected steppe “Askania Nova” [Флора заповідного степу “Асканія-Нова”]. In Plant resources of the protected steppe and botanical park “Askania Nova” [Рослинні багатства заповідного степу і ботанічного парку “Асканія-Нова”] (pp. 11–58). Kyiv: Naukova Dumka.
- Elonova, L. D. (1990). Reinventory and analysis of the current state of the flora of flowering plants in the protected steppe “Askania Nova” [Реинвентаризация и анализ современного состояния флоры цветковых растений заповедной степи “Аскания-Нова”]. In Monitoring the state of the geophysical environment and biota of the Ukrainian State Biosphere Reserve “Askania Nova” in its typical natural-anthropogenic ecosystem series [Мониторинг состояния геофизической среды и биоты Украинского государственного биосферного заповедника “Аскания-Нова” в его типичном природно-антропогенном ряду экосистем] (Final research report, GR No. 01870098818). Askania Nova: Ukrainian Research Institute of Livestock Breeding “Askania Nova.”
- Korotkova, E. I. (1964). Dynamics of vegetation cover in the southern Ukrainian steppe based on observations in “Askania Nova” [Динамика растительного покрова южно-украинской степи по наблюдениям в Аскании-Нова] (Doctoral dissertation). Leningrad.
- Pachosky, I. K. (1923). List of plants inhabiting the territory of the State Reserve “Askania Nova” [Список растений, обитающих на территории Государственного Заповедника “Аскания-Нова”]. Proceedings of the State Steppe Reserve “Askania Nova” [Изв. Гос. Степного Заповедника “Аскания-Нова”], II, 97–144. Kherson.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=askania_vascular_pants_checklist |
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