Materials of the project "Open biodiversity data: serving nature conservation in Ukraine"

Occurrence
Latest version published by Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO) on Sept 22, 2024 Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (NGO)

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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

Contacts

Oleksii Marushchak
  • Programmer
  • Originator
junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
01030 Kyiv
UA
+380964882670
Viktor Skorobogatov
  • Originator
Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group
UA
Olexiy Vasyliuk
  • Metadata Provider
  • Originator
  • Point Of Contact
junior researcher
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
01030 Kyiv
UA
Stanislav Viter
  • Originator
Head of the Department of science and eco-education
National Nature Park "Homilsha Forests"
UA
Maksym Marushchak
  • Originator
volunteer
Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group
Kyiv
UA
Anna Kuzemko
  • Originator
leading researcher
M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany NAS of Ukraine
Kyiv
UA
Oleksandr Shynder
  • Originator
researcher
M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden
Kyiv
UA
Vitalii Kavurka
  • Originator
I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology NAS of Ukraine
Vul. B. Khmelnytskogo, 15
01030 Kyiv
UA
Nazar Nazarov
  • Originator
UA
Oleksandr Martynov
  • Originator
The National Museum of Natural History at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
UA
Oleksii Prokhorov
  • Originator
UA
Ruslan Hleb
  • Originator
Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
UA
Olesya Bezsmertna
  • Originator
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
UA
Roman Kish
  • Originator
UA
Ivan Moysiyenko
  • Originator
Kherson State University
Oleksandr Haidash
  • Originator
Danube Nature Reserve
UA
Mikhail Rusin
  • Originator
Kyiv Zoo
UA
O. Volutsa
  • Originator
UA
Hanna Kuzio
  • Originator
UA
Oleh Prylutskyi
  • Originator
UA
Olena Prylutska
  • Originator
UA
Habriel Hushtan
  • Originator
State Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
18, Teatralna Str.
79008 Lviv
Lviv
UA
Kateryna Hushtan
  • Originator
State Museum of Natural History, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
18, Teatralna Str.
79008 Lviv
Lviv
UA

Geographic Coverage

The dataset covers entire territory of Ukraine.

Bounding Coordinates South West [44.371, 22.083], North East [52.376, 40.166]

Taxonomic Coverage

The dataset includes findings of animals (Animalia), fungi (Fungi) and plants (Plantae).

Kingdom Animalia, Fungi, Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta, Ascomycota, Arthropoda, Annelida, Basidiomycota, Chordata, Mollusca

Temporal Coverage

Formation Period 2020/2023

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
Identifier 34873-1
Funding Rufford Foundation

The personnel involved in the project:

Olexiy Vasyliuk
  • Point Of Contact

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.
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:

  1. Conducting of field research.
  2. Species identification.
  3. Georeferencing.
  4. Organizing of the dataset according to the Darwin Core standards.

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 2d8d3cd4-da79-419b-9428-4820d44d30fd
https://ukraine.ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=rufford2022