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Old cemeteries help to protect endangered and protected vascular plant species in
the Right-Bank of Dnipro Grass Steppe District, southern Ukraine
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Skobel N
; Moysiyenko I
Biodivers Data J
2025[]; 13
(?): e176357
PMID41384253
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BACKGROUND: The dataset contains records of vascular plant species occurrences
and distribution in 39 old cemeteries of the Right-Bank Dnipro Grass Steppe
District (southern Ukraine). It documents 635 vascular plant species. Notably,
the high vascular plant diversity of old cemeteries includes 58 protected species
(10.4% of the total recorded flora) with varying conservation statuses. The
dataset underscores the conservation significance of old cemeteries in southern
Ukraine by documenting the presence of protected species. Old cemeteries
contribute to the conservation of endangered and protected vascular plant species
outside legally protected steppe areas. Therefore, where they are abundant, they
may play an important role in the future restitution of the European and Eurasian
steppes. NEW INFORMATION: The dataset contains 6,923 occurrences of vascular
plants (635 species) recorded in 2023-2024 in 39 old cemeteries of the Right-Bank
Dnipro Grass Steppe District. The dataset includes information on 427 occurrences
of 58 protected species of particular conservation interest mentioned in
Resolution 6 of the Bern Convention as well as in the Red Data Book of Ukraine
and regional Red Lists. This dataset highlights the significance of old
cemeteries as pivotal refugia for vascular plant biodiversity within southern
Ukraine. The high number of endangered and protected vascular plant species
present in old cemeteries provides a critical opportunity for future conservation
efforts, thereby contributing directly to biodiversity protection objectives.