Records of hydrobionts and terrestrial molluscs of the Mykolaivs'ka Oblast' and adjacent areas of the Odes'ka Oblast' of Ukraine

Data Records

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Son M (2023). Records of hydrobionts and terrestrial molluscs of the Mykolaivs'ka Oblast' and adjacent areas of the Odes'ka Oblast' of Ukraine. Version 1.3. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=mykolaivinvertebr1&v=1.3

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Keywords

Occurrence; invertebrates; biodiversity; steppe regions; Ukraine; southern Ukraine; fauna; Observation

Contacts

Mikhail Son

• Metadata Provider ●
• Originator ●
• Point Of Contact

researcher

Institute of Marine Biology NAS of Ukraine

Vul. Pushkins`ka, 37

65048 Odesa

UA

michail.son@gmail.com

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mikhail-Son

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9794-473

Oleksii Marushchak

• Custodian Steward

junior researcher

I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine

Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15

01030 Kyiv

UA

ecopelobates@gmail.com

+380964882670

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9380-5593

Geographic Coverage

The dataset represents records of species made in the Mykolaivska Oblast' of Ukraine and adjacent areas of the Odes'ka Oblast' of Ukraine.

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset consists of records of mainly invertebrates (molluscs) and some other organisms associated with their typical habitats.

Temporal Coverage

Project Data

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Sampling Methods

During the reporting period, a number of expedition trips were made to Mykolaivs'ka Oblast' of Ukraine and adjacent areas of the Odes'ka Oblast' of Ukraine. We used the most favorable period for catching most of the taxonomic groups collected in these studies, from early April to late October. Material on terrestrial mollusks was collected in two important protected areas: the Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve and Buzk's Gard National Nature Park. Most other finds were made along the banks of the Southern Bug and Berezanka rivers, the Black Sea and estuaries, as an auxiliary effort to collect hydrobionts. Marine surveys cover aquatic invertebrates of marine shallows on the coast between the mouths of the Tiligulsky and Berezansky estuaries, the seaward edge of Kinburn Spit and in Yahorlyk Bay, as well as amphibiotic species from the adjacent supralittoral zone and marches Most of the finds in the dataset represent freshwater and euryhaline invertebrates collected in most of the significant inland water bodies of Mykolaivska Oblast' of Ukraine: Dnieper-Bug, Tiligul and Berezanka estuaries; the Southern Bug River, its tributaries (Ingul, Sinyukha, Bolshaya Korabelnaya, Arbuzinka, Savranka, Mertvovod) and numerous cold springs, the Berezanka River; salt lakes of the Black Sea coasts and estuaries; temporary water bodies; artificial water bodies (reservoirs, ponds and quarries). In the Odes'ka Oblast' of Ukraine, hydrobionts were collected in the bed of the Southern Bug, its tributary the Savranka River and springs, in the area adjacent to the Mykolaivska Oblast'. The few plant records relate to species that form the aquatic habitats in which the hydrobionts were sampled. Terrestrial mollusks were collected by hand or by sieving soil samples through a laboratory sieve 1 mm mesh size. It was used both manual sampling (including nocturnal sampling with baiting by light) and sampling with quadrate frame (followed by sieving through a laboratory sieve 1 mm mesh size) for amphibiotic supralittoral invertebrates. For studies in the sea and estuaries, sampling with benthic frames (followed by sieving through a system of hydrobiological sieves), manual sampling or dragging with kick-net (ISO 7828) was used. Also lifetime observations without removal from nature during snorkeling were used. Benthic macroinvertebrates in different inland waters were sampled mostly by kick-net (ISO 7828), which was dragged along the shore so as to cover a variety of habitats (followed by sieving through a system of hydrobiological sieves). Supplementary to this standard sampling method, also were used additional macroinvertebrate benthos sampling techniques where appropriate/necessary, such as snorkeling with hand sampling, especially for stones, flooded wood, and other large objects. Surber sampler (followed by sieving through a system of hydrobiological sieves) was also additionally used in cold springs. Collected samples were immediately preserved in 70% ethanol in the field (individual specimens were fixed in 96% alcohol for subsequent molecular studies), and later in the laboratory, samples were sorted and macroinvertebrate taxa counted and identified. Large and easily identifiable species were in many cases recorded lifetime without removal from nature. Identification was carried out in the field directly during expedition trips, or fixed specimens were delivered to the laboratory of the Institute of Marine Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Generally accepted handbooks and taxonomic keys were used for the majority of well-known species. Original primary descriptions, work with museum collections and author's taxonomic studies were used to identify non-native species absent in the regional literature.

Method step description:

1. Conducting field work during scientific expeditions.
2. Laboratory studies and identification (except for species identified in the field).
3. Georeferencing.
4. Organizing of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

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