Endemism in Istanbul plants

Hüseyin Onur TUNCAY; Emine AKALIN

Makale detayları

Endemism in Istanbul plants

Yazarlar:

Hüseyin Onur TUNCAY | Emine AKALIN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Dergi:

European Journal of Biology 2018 Vol.77 Issue 1, pp.38-41

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000424479

eISSN:

2618-6144

pISSN:

2602-2575

Özet:

 


DOI:
10.26650/EuroJBiol.2018.397348


Objective: Istanbul has exceptional plant
diversity with 2500 species, (many of) which are under threat due to rapid
urbanization. The aim of this study is to update the endemic plants lists of
Istanbul to show how many of these endemic plants are only found in Istanbul,
which might be helpful in preparing development plans. 


Materials and Methods: A list of Istanbul’s
endemic plants is created according to “Flora of Turkey and East Aegean
Islands” and related articles, books, herbarium records.


Results: Ten of the 60 endemic plant
species of Turkey’s flora are endemic only to Istanbul. Half of the remaining
species are endemic to Istanbul and its surrounding areas (neighboring cities)
and the other half have other distribution areas throughout Anatolia.









Conclusion: Not only the ten species
endemic only to Istanbul, but also the other 50 species found in the area,
should be conserved because of their high biological value stemming from their
limited distributions.


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DOI: 10.26650/EuroJBiol.2018.397348


Objective: Istanbul has exceptional plant diversity with 2500 species, (many of) which are under threat due to rapid urbanization. The aim of this study is to update the endemic plants lists of Istanbul to show how many of these endemic plants are only found in Istanbul, which might be helpful in preparing development plans.


Materials and Methods: A list of Istanbul’s endemic plants is created according to “Flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands” and related articles, books, herbarium records.


Results: Ten of the 60 endemic plant species of Turkey’s flora are endemic only to Istanbul. Half of the remaining species are endemic to Istanbul and its surrounding areas (neighboring cities) and the other half have other distribution areas throughout Anatolia.



Conclusion: Not only the ten species endemic only to Istanbul, but also the other 50 species found in the area, should be conserved because of their high biological value stemming from their limited distributions.

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Makale detayları

Endemism in Istanbul plants

Yazarlar: Hüseyin Onur TUNCAY | Emine AKALIN

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Dergi: European Journal of Biology 2018 Vol.77 Issue 1, pp.38-41

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000424479

eISSN: 2618-6144

pISSN: 2602-2575

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Hüseyin Onur TUNCAY | Emine AKALIN

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Dergi:

European Journal of Biology 2018 Vol.77 Issue 1, pp.38-41

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000424479

eISSN:

2618-6144

pISSN:

2602-2575