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Vegetation geography of
western part of Elmacik mountain, Turkey
Author Details
DeryaEvrimKilic
(Corresponding author)
Department of Geography, Faculty of Science and Art, SakaryaUniversity, Sakarya,
54187, Turkey
e-mail: dkilic@sakarya.edu.tr
CercisIkiel
Department of Geography,
Faculty of Science and Art, SakaryaUniversity, Sakarya,
54187, Turkey
Publication Data
Paper received:
26
November 2010
Revised
received:
07
July 2011
Accepted:
30 July 2011
Abstract
The study examines the
western part of Elmacik mountain from the perspective
of vegetation geography. Research area is within the phytogeographical
region of Euro-Siberian that is among the flora and phytogeographical
region of Turkey.
According to Turkey?s
grid square system, the research area is located in the A3 square. The main
elements of forest formation consist of Fagusorientalis, Abiesnordmannianasubspp. bornmuelleriana, Pinusnigrasubsp. pallasiana, Pinussylvestris, Quercusspp., Platanusorientalis
and Tiliaargentea.
Humid forests are dominant and the main elements of shrub formation consist
of Buxussempervirens,
Rubussanctusand
especially Rhododendron ponticumsubsp. ponticum. The
main herbaceous formation area consists of Digitalis ferrugineasubsp. ferruginea,
Fragariavesca, Euphorbia
falcata, Crocus colchicum kotschyi
and Verbascum sp. Distribution of natural
vegetation varies due to climate, soils and morphologic character and of the
research area. This situation was examined and defined by applying field
surveys and geographical information systems.
Key
words
Elmacik mountain, Keremali hill, Vegetation
formation
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