EXCHANGE OF BOTANİCAL COMPOSITION RANGE CONDITION AND HEALTH CLASSIFICATION OF KOP MOUNTAIN'S RANGELANDS ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT ALTITUDES AND ASPESCTS


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Çomaklı B., Karabulut İ. H.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.31, sa.4, ss.4353-4362, 2022 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.4353-4362
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was carried out in 2019 and 2020 for the purpose to compare the botanical composition and range conditions of the rangelands located in four different aspects and two different altitudes in Kop Mountain, which is a part of the Eastern Black Sea Mountains System and situated between the provinces of Erzurum, Bayburt and Erzincan in Tur key. As per the mean of the years' data, canopy cov erage was 37.48%, the highest ratio of canopy cov erage was determined in the north aspect, and the canopy coverage ratio is decreased when height in creased. It was observed that the botanical composi tion of 34.02% grasses. 24.46% legumes, and 41.52% other families. In terms of aspects, it was de termined that the highest percentage of grasses in the botanical composition was in the east with 43.43%. legumes with 39.36% in the north, and other family plants in the south with 47.30%. The health and con dition class of rangeland were determined as fair to risky, According to study results, improvement and management works must be carried out on range land.

KEYWORDS:

Rangeland, botanical composition, altitude, aspect, Kop mountain