Головна / Архіви / Том 1 № 1 (2026): Український природоохоронний журнал / Records of vascular plants at the old cemeteries of southern Ukraine
Nadiia SKOBEL 1,2, Natalia ZAGORODNIUK 1, Ivan MOYSIYENKO 1,3,4
1 Kherson State University, Ivano–Frankivsk, Ukraine 2 University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
3 F.E. Falz–Fein Biosphere Reserve Askania Nova NAAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine 4 Institute of Botany of the NAS of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Corresponding author: [email protected]
DOI: https://10.67531/uncg-j.2026.1.1.100-111
Keywords: biodiversity; grassland; spatial scale; species richness; steppe; Ukraine; vascular plants; vegetation plot.
Анотація
Background: The dataset contains records of vascular plant species occurrences and distribution in 20 vegetation plots within old cemeteries of the Right–Bank Dnipro Grass Steppe District (southern Ukraine). «Plant diversity and species-area relationships modelling of steppe enclaves within old cemeteries of Northern Prychornomoria region (Northern Black Sea Region) of southern Ukraine» are research expeditions in 2023/2024 aimed at collecting high-quality biodiversity data in cultural heritage sites — old cemeteries.
New information: This dataset contains 1829 occurrences of 215 taxa names (199 vascular plants, 16 bryophytes,) recorded in 20 vegetation plots. The sampled locations represent one of types of grasslands — steppes focused on class Festuco-Brometea. The study highlights the importance of steppes in old cemeteries as biodiversity hotspots and draws attention to the protection in the context of land-use changes and the consequences of the war in Ukraine.
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Опубліковано
2026-06-05
Як цитувати:
Skobel, N., Zagorodniuk, N., & Moysiyenko, I. (2026) Records of vascular plants at the old cemeteries of southern Ukraine.Ukrainian Nature Conservation Journal, 1 (1): 100–111. DOI: 10.67531/uncg-j.2026.1.1.100-111
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