Description
The dataset contains occurrences of Nannosplax leucodon, gathered in the field expeditions during 2016-2020 in Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and Bulgaria.
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 241 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
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Rusin M, Ghazali M (2021): Occurrences of Nannospalax leucodon in Ukraine and adjacent countries. v1.0. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Dataset/Occurrence. https://gbif.univer.kharkov.ua/resource?r=leucodon1&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: 599f4843-f07a-4369-8c53-ae4fb561f5e1. 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
Occurrence; Mole-rat; Ukraine; Odesa; Moldova; Dobrudja; Distribution; Occurrence
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Geographic Coverage
Odesa and Chernivtsi Regions of Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, parts of Eastern Romania (Dobrogea) and Bulgaria (Dobrudja).
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [40.714, 20.127], North East [52.429, 39.99] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Registration points of Nannospalax leucodon (lesser blind mole-rat) are shown.
| Kingdom | Animalia |
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| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Rodentia |
| Family | Spalacidae |
| Genus | Nannospalax |
| Species | leucodon |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2016-01-01 / 2021-01-01 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Nannospalax leucodon in Ukraine - verifying status of poorly known species |
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| Funding | The Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Grant, Project 170516242 |
| Study Area Description | South-Western Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, Eastern Romania and Bulgaria (Dobrudja) |
| Design Description | The goal of the project was to collect actual data of Nannospalax leucodon – a species listed as Data Deficient in IUCN Red List and The Red Book of Ukraine. |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Most of the occurrences were recorded using GPS Garmin eTrex30 and eTrex30x. Presence of mole-rats was identified by soil mounds. In many cases mounds were recorded during driving the car, thus the accuracy of points is app. 100-200m (it took few seconds from noticing the mounds to record the location in GPS). In cases of uncertainty tunnels were excavated to measure the burrow diameter. In several cases mole-rats were captured and genotyped.
| Study Extent | Mapping of mole-rats was done in different seasons, mainly along highways, but also in the countryside. Most records represent mounds. Sampled animals were taken to tissue collection. |
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| Quality Control | To correctly identify species living in the underground burrow two approaches were made: 1) burrows were excavates to measure the diameter; 2) animals were captured and genotyped. |
Method step description:
- Driving motorway and countryside roads.
- Mapping all mounds of mole-rats using GPS Garmin eTrex 30/30x.
- Excavating of suspicious tunnels.
- Trapping of animals in particular cases.
- Tissue sampling.
- Importing occurrence data from GPS device to Garmin BaseCamp.
- Exporting occurrences from BaseCamp to produce DwC compatible database.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 599f4843-f07a-4369-8c53-ae4fb561f5e1 |
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| https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=leucodon1 |