The first dataset of vascular plant species occurrences on kurgans in Southern Ukraine.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The dataset contains the records of vascular plant species occurrences and distribution on Ukrainian kurgans (burial mounds, barrows), located in various zones of steppe vegetation: desert steppe, grass steppe, herb-rich grass steppe and forest steppe. Much of the studied kurgans belongs to the territory historically known as the "Wild Fields". Besides the occurrence data, the publication presents a comparison of the floristic richness amongst five microhabitats distinguished on kurgans (top, northern slope, northern bottom, southern slope, and southern bottom) and amongst kurgans located in different steppe zones. The Original publication includes 721 species of vascular plants) within four vegetation zone (desert steppe, grass steppe, herb-rich grass steppe and forest

SUBMITTER: Moysiyenko I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836458 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature