10.5061/DRYAD.73N5TB2VW
Sennikov, Alexander
0000-0001-6664-7657
University of Helsinki
Kozhin, Mikhail
0000-0002-0153-0287
Moscow State University
Data from: An analysis of travel reports of the Finnish botanical
expeditions to Russian Lapland (Murmansk Region and Northern Karelia) in
1861 and 1863
Dryad
dataset
2020
Russian Science Foundation
https://ror.org/03y2gwe85
19-77-00025
2020-10-06T00:00:00Z
2020-10-06T00:00:00Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02795
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Finnish botanical expeditions, which were made to Russian Lapland
(present-day Murmansk Region and northern Karelia, Russia) in 1861 and
1863, published travel reports with preliminary information, which
contained numerous floristic novelties and phytogeographical observations
but have been overlooked in present-day studies. Two reports appeared in
print, by Gustav Selin on the expedition made in 1861, and by Nils Isak
Fellman on the expedition made in 1863. We analysed mentions of vascular
plant species published in these travel reports in order to trace and
evaluate first records and localities of rare and legally protected
species on the basis of herbarium vouchers kept at H. In spite of high
self-claims, Selin actually reported 9 species new to present-day Murmansk
Region and 1 species new to Republic of Karelia, and 4 species of vascular
plants that are currently under legal protection in Murmansk Region,
whereas Fellman reported 11 species new to Murmansk Region and 5 species
new to Karelia, with 34 species under legal protection in Murmansk Region.
First records of alien plants were 7 species from Selin and 4 species from
Fellman. These numbers brought the contemporary floristic knowledge in
Russian Lapland to 504 species of native plants (50% of the current total)
and 54 species of alien plants (11% of the current total). Fellman’s
report included the first phytogeographical observations from the Kola
Peninsula, with the first botanical limits observed, and the first
descriptions of key botanical territories which are currently under strict
protection. This study contributes to botanical history, plant protection
and management of plant invasions in Murmansk Region.
The dataset is based on the specimens kept at the Museum of Natural
History, University of Helsinki.