Afforestation of arid and semiarid ecosystems in Turkey

SERVET ÇALIŞKAN; MELİH BOYDAK

Makale detayları

Afforestation of arid and semiarid ecosystems in Turkey

Yazarlar:

SERVET ÇALIŞKAN | MELİH BOYDAK

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2017 Vol.41 Issue 5, pp.317-330

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2017

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000806491

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6173

pISSN:

1300-011X

Özet:

 

Sustainable management of arid and semiarid forests requires careful planning and implementation. Afforestation by planting and seeding is a fundamental tool for the establishment of new forests on barren landscapes and restoration of degraded forests in arid and semiarid ecosystems. In afforestation efforts, the consideration of site preparation, selection of species, seed source, and planting methods pose a number of ecological and economic challenges. Possessing one of the world's richest floras, Turkey suffered from heavy degradation during the last millennia. Some studies suggested that forests and steppes once covered 60%-70% and 10%-15% of the Anatolian landscape, respectively. Growing population, overgrazing, clearance for agriculture, fires, excessive timber harvesting, and misuse of lands led to a 26% reduction in the forest area. The Turkish Forest Service completed 2.3 million ha of afforestation and 1.2 ha of erosion control works, mostly in semiarid landscapes. This article presents an assessment of afforestation activities in the semiarid and arid regions of Turkey and is a review of the efforts exerted during the period 1945 to 2014.

Makale detayları

Afforestation of arid and semiarid ecosystems in Turkey

Yazarlar: SERVET ÇALIŞKAN | MELİH BOYDAK

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2017 Vol.41 Issue 5, pp.317-330

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2017

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000806491

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6173

pISSN: 1300-011X

Sayı

Yazarlar:

SERVET ÇALIŞKAN | MELİH BOYDAK

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2017 Vol.41 Issue 5, pp.317-330

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2017

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000806491

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6173

pISSN:

1300-011X