AEGEAN GRASSLANDS AS ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS IN TURKEY

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dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Munir
dc.contributor.authorAltay, Volkan
dc.contributor.authorGucel, Salih
dc.contributor.authorAksoy, Ahmet
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T21:07:58Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T21:07:58Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn all 86 grasslands were investigated in the Aegean region of Turkey. Out of these 10 are found among the red-pine, black-pine, beech-fir, oak-pine and degraded oak-maqui forests. A total of 699 taxa of plants belonging to 68 families are distriburted in these grasslands. Out of these taxa only 104 are of good fodder value, 66 taxa belonging to the family Fabaceae and 38 to Poaceae. Aboveground biomass production in Aydin (139.18 g), Balikesir (122.68 g) and Canakkale (103.78 g) was maximum in Spring, whereas belowground values for Aydin (80 g) and Canakkale (80 g) were highest during spring and for Balikesir (80 g) during winter. In the provinces of Izmir (1144 g), Kutahya (400 g), Usak (800 g), and Manisa (1312 g) aboveground biomass production was highest during Autumn, whereas belowground production was maximum during winter at Usak (600 g), Izmir (1360 g), and Kutahya (910 g). In Denizli aboveground biomass production was higher in summer (400 g) and belowground in autumn (350 g). The biomass production in general was highest in the fenced as compared to open areas. The calorific values of the species in the fenced areas too were higher (107.2 cal.) as compared to the open areas (99.40 cal.). Borulceagac and Maltepe were the best areas from the point of view of calorific values. The grasslands of Isikeli, Pamucak, Karateke, Halitpasa, Urganli, and Gullucam were observed to be the best as regards the biomass production. However, nomadic activities like summer grazing, trampling and summer tourism are exerting a great pressure on these, leading towards a degradation and ultimately a loss of eco-diversity in the grassland ecosystems of the region. This paper enlightens the general plant composition and biomass potential of Aegean grasslands.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Techbical Research Council) - Ankaraen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipAuthors would like to thank TUBITAK (Turkish Scientific & Techbical Research Council) - Ankara for the financial support in the form of a Project in the first stages of this work from 1984 to 1987. Our special thanks are due to Prof. Dr. Ali Koc-Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey for providing the latest information on the grasslands of Turkey.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage18en_US
dc.identifier.issn0556-3321
dc.identifier.issn2070-3368
dc.identifier.startpage7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/14056
dc.identifier.volume44en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000308355500002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPakistan Botanical Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPakistan Journal of Botanyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectUngrazed Rangelandsen_US
dc.subjectVegetationen_US
dc.titleAEGEAN GRASSLANDS AS ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS IN TURKEYen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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