Biodiversity of a boreal mire, including its hydrographic network (Shichengskoe mire, north-western Russia)

Dmitriy A Philippov; Sergey G Ermilov; Vera L Zaytseva; Sergey V Pestov; Eugeniy A Kuzmin; Julia N Shabalina; Alexey S Sazhnev; Ksenya N Ivicheva; Irina N Sterlyagova; Mikhail M Leonov; Margarita A Boychuk; Andrey B Czhobadze; Kristina I Prokina; Mikhail V Dulin; Omid Joharchi; Aleksey A Shabunov; Olga S Shiryaeva; Andrey N Levashov; Aleksandra S Komarova; Victoria V Yurchenko

doi:10.3897/BDJ.9.e77615

Biodiversity of a boreal mire, including its hydrographic network (Shichengskoe mire, north-western Russia)

Biodivers Data J. 2021 Nov 24:9:e77615. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e77615. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Dmitriy A Philippov^{1

2}, Sergey G Ermilov³, Vera L Zaytseva⁴, Sergey V Pestov^{5

6}, Eugeniy A Kuzmin⁷, Julia N Shabalina⁸, Alexey S Sazhnev¹, Ksenya N Ivicheva⁴, Irina N Sterlyagova⁵, Mikhail M Leonov⁹, Margarita A Boychuk¹⁰, Andrey B Czhobadze¹¹, Kristina I Prokina¹, Mikhail V Dulin⁵, Omid Joharchi³, Aleksey A Shabunov¹¹, Olga S Shiryaeva¹², Andrey N Levashov¹³, Aleksandra S Komarova¹, Victoria V Yurchenko¹

Affiliations

¹ Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok, Russia Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences Borok Russia.
² Institute of Forest Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Uspenskoe, Russia Institute of Forest Science, Russian Academy of Sciences Uspenskoe Russia.
³ Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia Tyumen State University Tyumen Russia.
⁴ Vologda Branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, Vologda, Russia Vologda Branch of the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography Vologda Russia.
⁵ Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Syktyvkar Russia.
⁶ Vyatka State University, Kirov, Russia Vyatka State University Kirov Russia.
⁷ Independent Researcher, Saint Petersburg, Russia Independent Researcher Saint Petersburg Russia.
⁸ Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin, Syktyvkar, Russia Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin Syktyvkar Russia.
⁹ Independent Researcher, Moscow, Russia Independent Researcher Moscow Russia.
¹⁰ Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences, Petrozavodsk, Russia Institute of Biology of Karelian Research Centre Russian Academy of Sciences Petrozavodsk Russia.
¹¹ Vologda State University, Vologda, Russia Vologda State University Vologda Russia.
¹² Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yekaterinburg Russia.
¹³ Institution of Additional Education "Center of Creativity", Vologda, Russia Institution of Additional Education "Center of Creativity" Vologda Russia.

Abstract

Background: The paper is based on the dataset whose purpose was to deliver, in the form of GBIF-mediated data, diverse materials on the biodiversity of a large mire, Shichengskoe mire (Vologda Region, north-western Russia), including its various mire sites and intra-mire water bodies. The dataset was based on our materials collected for two decades (from 2000 to 2021) in different parts and biotopes of the Shichengskoe mire and complemented by scarce data obtained previously by other researchers. The data contain materials on the diversity of Animalia (2886 occurrences), Bacteria (22), Chromista (256), Fungi (111), Plantae (2463) and Protozoa (131). Within the study period, the most detailed and long-term biodiversity studies were carried out for higher plants and invertebrates. On the other hand, the data on the composition of lichens, protozoa, algae, basidiomycetes, some groups of invertebrates and, to a lesser extent, lichens and vertebrates are far less comprehensive and require further substantial research efforts. The list includes occurrences from both the peatland (mire sites and mire margins different in typology) and the objects of the mire hydrographic network. In a standardised form, this article summarises both already published (mainly in Russian) and unpublished materials.

New information: The paper summarises the results of long-term research on the biodiversity of a boreal mire, including its hydrographic network. A total of 5869 occurrences were included in the dataset published in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF, gbif.org) for the first time. According to the GBIF taxonomic backbone, the dataset covers 1358 taxa, including 1250 lower-rank taxa (species, subspecies, varieties, forms) and 108 taxa identified to the genus level. Several species found in the Shichengskoe mire, mainly belonging to Bacteria, Chromista and Protozoa, have never been listed in GBIF for the territory of Russia before. The overwhelming majority of occurrences and identified species came from the territory of Shichengskiy Landscape Reserve. Due to our work, this Reserve is now the most studied regional reserve in the Vologda Region with respect to biodiversity. By the number of revealed species, it is close to two federal protected areas: Darwinskiy State Nature Biospheric Reserve and National Park "Russkiy Sever".

Keywords: Eastern Europe; Red Data Book; Russia; Sphagnum; Vologda Region; data paper; dataset; in-mire water bodies; mire; occurrence; wetland.

Dmitriy A. Philippov, Sergey G. Ermilov, Vera L. Zaytseva, Sergey V. Pestov, Eugeniy A. Kuzmin, Julia N. Shabalina, Alexey S. Sazhnev, Ksenya N. Ivicheva, Irina N. Sterlyagova, Mikhail M. Leonov, Margarita A. Boychuk, Andrey B. Czhobadze, Kristina I. Prokina, Mikhail V. Dulin, Omid Joharchi, Aleksey A. Shabunov, Olga S. Shiryaeva, Andrey N. Levashov, Aleksandra S. Komarova, Victoria V. Yurchenko.