Description
The project "Open biodiversity data: serving nature conservation in Ukraine" is supported by the Rufford Foundation and is aimed on collecting data on biodiversity in Ukraine by specialists of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (UNCG) for publication in GBIF. The project became especially relevant in connection with the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine, which led to many threats to rare species in different parts of Ukraine.
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 13,916 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:
Marushchak O, Skorobogatov V, Vasyliuk O, Viter S, Marushchak M, Kuzemko A, Shynder O, Kavurka V, Nazarov N, Martynov O, Prokhorov O, Hleb R, Bezsmertna O, Kish R, Moysiyenko I, Haidash O, Rusin M, Volutsa O, Kuzio H, Prylutskyi O, Prylutska O, Hushtan H, Hushtan K (2024). Materials of the project "Open biodiversity data: serving nature conservation in Ukraine". Version 1.14. Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO). Occurrence dataset. https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=rufford2022&v=1.14
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: 2d8d3cd4-da79-419b-9428-4820d44d30fd. 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; biodiversity; plants; animals; Ukraine; nature conservation; Rufford; fungi; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
The dataset covers entire territory of Ukraine.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [44.371, 22.083], North East [52.376, 40.166] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
The dataset includes findings of animals (Animalia), fungi (Fungi) and plants (Plantae).
| Kingdom | Animalia, Fungi, Plantae |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta, Ascomycota, Arthropoda, Annelida, Basidiomycota, Chordata, Mollusca |
Temporal Coverage
| Formation Period | 2020/2023 |
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Project Data
The results of the project will be a backbone for establishment of new protected areas and Emerald Network sites, as well as for development of management plans for already existing protected areas. As a result, we will prepare documents for all the important sites identified and provide them directly to the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine. Our gathered data on the occurrences of protected species will facilitate the establishment of new protected areas.
| Title | Open biodiversity data: serving Nature Conservation in Ukriane |
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| Identifier | 34873-1 |
| Funding | Rufford Foundation |
The personnel involved in the project:
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Sampling Methods
The species presence was recorded after their identification (visual, audial, based on derivative material). Fungi and plant records have been made using route approach. All records were photographed, images stored in inaturalist.org. Bat inventory was carried out using mist nest, settled up from 9PM to 1AM on the places where bat was actively flying - forest roads, gaps, edges. All the captured bats were released back to the wild after identification. Methods for recording of fungi and bat secies included: 1) route trips for fungi collection; 2) photographing fruit bodies, collecting specimens when it was needed for accurate identification; 3) passive capturing bats using 5-meter-long mist nets; 4) identification, description, and releasing animals. Photos of fungi and plants available on inaturalist.org. Standard methods of general faunal surveys were used during the field expeditions - from actual count and registration of the animals on the routes to the methods including special means of registration (photo traps, video cameras, bait traps, etc.).
| Study Extent | During this project, participants organized expeditionary research and documented the presence of species in the areas identified by the project in the priority regions. The project territory covers all territories of Ukraine that remaone accessable during the period from 2020 to 2023. Each group of organisms had its own methodology of collecting of information. |
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| Quality Control | The authors are responsible for the quality of data provided within the dataset. All authors are speciealists in their specific group of living organisms (e.g. fungi, bats, herpetofauna, birds, insects etc.). |
Method step description:
- Conducting of field research.
- Species identification.
- Georeferencing.
- Organizing of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 2d8d3cd4-da79-419b-9428-4820d44d30fd |
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| https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=rufford2022 |