Plant occurrences on the Rybachy and the Sredny Peninsulas, Murmansk Region, Russia: a dataset.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Rybachy and the Sredny Peninsulas are the northernmost part of Murmansk Region in the European part of Russia. While the most part of the Region is covered by boreal forest, the Peninsulas are covered by tundra. The vegetation and flora of Murmansk Region are well studied at present. The Peninsulas were first studied in 1829 by a Finnish botanist Jacob Fellman. The most comprehensive research was conducted in the late 19^th - early 20^th century. Nevertheless, the species composition of the Peninsulas' flora has changed significantly over the past 100 years due to land use and climate change. The aim of this dataset is to make the data on species occurrences for this territory digitally available via GBIF. To date, more or less complete digital fl

SUBMITTER: Popova K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758659 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature