Urban vascular flora and ecological characteristics of Kadikoy district, Istanbul, Turkey

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dc.authoridOzyigit, Ibrahim Ilker/0000-0002-0825-5951
dc.contributor.authorOsma, Etem
dc.contributor.authorOzyigit, Ibrahim I.
dc.contributor.authorAltay, Volkan
dc.contributor.authorSerin, Memduh
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T21:00:29Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T21:00:29Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCities are usually considered unnatural places lacking ecological benefits. Many ecological studies have been done in suburban or rural areas and have excluded the city. However, urban ecology has become increasingly important. Today, it is well known that rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation accompanied by insufficient infrastructure has resulted in the degradation of many forests and grasslands in metropolitan areas. Land use changes due to urbanisation during the second half of the 20th century have caused widespread decline of biodiversity of many animal and plant taxa, especially in densely populated regions such as Kadikoy district, Istanbul, Turkey. In this study, different kinds of urban habitats within the boundaries of Kadikoy are described. Plant samples were collected, dried, labelled and identified according to standard herbarium procedures and all the greenery in the district was explored during vegetation seasons. A total of 561 vascular plant taxa were determined, wherein 412 (337 species, 44 subspecies and 31 varieties) were native and 149 (143 species and 6 varieties) were exotic and cultivated. The major native taxa were Asteraceae (46 species) while Rosaceae had the most exotics (22 species). Archaeophytes and neophytes, endemics, rare, endangered, medicinal, and poisonous species are also reported. In addition, the requirements of making ecological studies in other urban areas are mentioned.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage87en_US
dc.identifier.issn1905-7873
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage64en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/12713
dc.identifier.volume4en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000276576900007en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMaejo Univen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMaejo International Journal of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjecturban floraen_US
dc.subjecturban habitatsen_US
dc.subjecturban ecologyen_US
dc.subjectKadikoyen_US
dc.subjectIstanbulen_US
dc.titleUrban vascular flora and ecological characteristics of Kadikoy district, Istanbul, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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