Historical information about the biodiversity of the "Askania-Nova" nature reserve (Kherson region, Ukraine)

The dataset includes information on the records of living organisms (animals and plants) on the territory of the biosphere reserve "Askania-Nova" which was founded in 1889 and obtained its legal status in 1919 in the Kherson region (Ukraine). The reserve and peculiarities of its fauna and flora are mentioned in scientific works of well-known Ukrainian and German biologists, published at different times. We aim to include the full range of published records in this dataset so it will therefore expand over time.
In 2022, the reserve appeared under temporary occupation by Russian army, so the creation of the dataset aims to preserve the maximum amount of information about the reserve, which will be a reference point in the future to assess the changes caused by the Russian military invasion.

本数据集收录了生物圈保护区“阿斯卡尼亚-诺瓦”领土上生活生物（动物与植物）的记录信息。该保护区成立于1889年，并于1919年在乌克兰的赫尔松地区获得其法定地位。保护区及其特有的动植物群在众多乌克兰及德国著名生物学家在不同时期的科学著作中被提及。本数据集旨在囊括所有已发表的记录，因此其内容将随着时间的推移而不断扩展。2022年，该保护区遭受俄罗斯军队的临时占领，因此数据集的创建旨在保存关于该保护区尽可能多的信息，这些信息将成为未来评估俄罗斯军事入侵所引发变化的参照点。