Description
As part of the environmental monitoring conducted by the company, a study was carried out to assess the impact of the gas production department "Lvivhazvydobuvannia" 's activities on the flora and fauna of selected sites in the Lviv region during the spring period of 2025.
The resulting dataset includes records of identified species of flora, fauna, and fungi within the surveyed areas. These data were used to analyze biodiversity patterns and to develop recommendations aimed at mitigating anthropogenic pressure on the region’s natural ecosystems.
Data Records
The data in this occurrence 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 1,031 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:
Nerush R, Senchak I, Singaevsky E, Bashta A (2025). Monitoring of flora and fauna at gas extraction sites: a spring-2025 study in the Lviv region. Version 1.0. Scientific and Ecological Center “Green Square”. Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=greensquare_lviv_spring&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Scientific and Ecological Center “Green Square”. 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: 71fb306c-3769-4a37-9ac5-1f3baf16defe. Scientific and Ecological Center “Green Square” publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8679-6403
- Originator
- Originator
- Originator
- Custodian Steward
Geographic Coverage
Selected sites within the facilities of the gas production department “Lvivhazvydobuvannia” in the Lviv region, Ukraine.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [49.301, 22.982], North East [50.005, 23.946] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Kingdom | Fungi, Plantae, Animalia, Protozoa |
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| Phylum | Bryophyta, Arthropoda, Rotifera, Annelida, Chordata, Mammalia, Mollusca, Tracheophyta, Mycetozoa, Tardigrada, Ascomycota, Nematoda, Basidiomycota |
| Class | Bryopsida, Clitellata, Polypodiopsida, Entognatha, Arachnida, Liliopsida, Aves, Reptilia, Mammalia, Gastropoda, Pinopsida, Lecanoromycetes, Enoplea, Eurotatoria, Heterotardigrada, Magnoliopsida, Insecta, Pucciniomycetes, Agaricomycetes, Myxomycetes, Malacostraca |
| Order | Celastrales, Dipsacales, Geraniales, Squamata, Asterales, Hemiptera, Sarcoptiformes, Anseriformes, Artiodactyla, Galliformes, Ericales, Solanales, Passeriformes, Pucciniales, Echiniscoidea, Pelecaniformes, Poales, Malpighiales, Lagomorpha, Caliciales, Boraginales, Lamiales, Carnivora, Ixodida, Caryophyllales, Crassiclitellata, Funariales, Rosales, Orthotrichales, Brassicales, Araneae, Agaricales, Sapindales, Mononchida, Gentianales, Pinales, Plecoptera, Lepidoptera, Santalales, Teloschistales, Diptera, Entomobryomorpha, Cuculiformes, Polyporales, Hypnales, Alismatales, Fagales, Ranunculales, Ciconiiformes, Hymenochaetales, Bryales, Myrtales, Asparagales, Orthoptera, Polypodiales, Accipitriformes, Lecanorales, Russulales, Coleoptera, Columbiformes, Malvales, Pottiales, Charadriiformes, Bucerotiformes, Hymenoptera, Equisetales, Fabales, Saxifragales, Cornales, Piciformes, Reticulariales, Stylommatophora, Isopoda, Apiales |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2025-05-06 / 2025-05-07 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Biodiversity monitoring services (assessment of composition and properties of flora and fauna) with overall impact evaluation |
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| Funding | The project was funded by Joint Stock Company "Ukrhazvydobuvannya" |
| Study Area Description | Survey locations: gas, gas-condensate, and oil sites operated by the gas production department "Lvivhazvydobuvannia" in the Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions of Ukraine. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Reviewer
- Curator
Sampling Methods
Field investigations were carried out during the spring of 2025 following standardized biodiversity assessment protocols. Wherever possible, species of animals, fungi, lichens, and plants were recorded through direct visual observation without disturbing or removing them from their natural habitats. Photographic documentation was used whenever feasible to support species identification. Birds were identified visually and acoustically. Acoustic identification was assisted by the Merlin Bird ID app. Some animal occurrences were recorded based on indirect signs of presence, such as droppings, feathers, footprints, shells, or exoskeleton remains. In certain cases, specimens were collected for detailed laboratory analysis. Insects and spiders were collected manually and with the use of a sweeping net. Spiders and selected insect specimens were preserved in 70% ethanol for further examination. Soil and leaf litter samples were taken using a garden shovel. Larger invertebrates were hand-picked against a white background. Soil samples were transported to the laboratory and examined under a microscope to study small invertebrates.
| Study Extent | Selected sites within the facilities of the gas production department "Lvivhazvydobuvannia" in the Lviv region, Ukraine. Plants, animals, fungi. |
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| Quality Control | Species mapping was performed using QGIS software (version 3.10) with the WGS 84 coordinate system (EPSG:4326) and UTF-8 encoding. Most coordinates were recorded using a smartphone's built-in GPS; some were manually placed using OpenTopoMap. Habitat classification followed the Bern Convention standards and was based on the Catalogue of Tree Microhabitats by Kraus et al. (2016, Integrate+ Technical Paper, 16 pages). Taxonomic names were verified using iNaturalist suggestions, which reflect current scientific taxonomy based on recent literature. Species identification: Beetles were identified using the up-to-date species keys available on coleonet.de. Ground beetles (Carabidae) were identified using Puchkov A.V.'s monograph Ground-beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of transformed cenoses of Ukraine (Kyiv, 2018, 448 p., doi: 10.15421/511802), which is particularly suitable for Ukrainian species. |
Method step description:
- Field observations along the stationary routes
- Photographic, acoustic documentation, and species identification
- Laboratory identification of collected specimens
- Uploading observations to iNaturalist for community validation
- Dataset compilation in Darwin Core format
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=greensquare_lviv_spring |
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