@article{article_342467, title={The Erfelek Stream and Ecological Importance}, journal={Alinteri Journal of Agriculture Science}, volume={32}, pages={91–94}, year={2017}, DOI={10.28955/alinterizbd.342467}, author={Yardım, Öztekin and Erdem, Yakup and Bat, Levent and Aydemir Çil, Eylem}, keywords={Ecology,biodiversity,stream,benthic,ichthyofaunal}, abstract={<p align="justify"> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> </p> <p align="justify" style="font-size:12.6px;"> <font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us" style="font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;"> <font size="2"> <font color="#000000">Although the Erfelek Stream is a small stream with a total length of 80 km and a flood discharge of 302.1 m <sup style="font-size:9.75px;"> <font size="2">3 </font> </sup> </font> </font> <font color="#000000" size="2">/sec, from its source to the place where it merges with the sea. It is ecologically very important for its immediate environment in terms of the zonations created by it and the groups of living organisms it contains. The fact that it is the only stream that reaches the sea by forming a delta between the Kızılırmak and Filyos Stream and that it reaches the sea by drawing meanders in the delta after different geological formations it passes through starting from an altitude of 1370 meters allows it to be a stream rich in biodiversity. Karagöl, which is connected with the sea, which is almost destroyed within the delta, and the Aksaz wetlands, which are still continuing their existence increase the importance of the stream in terms of both aquatic products and other groups of living organisms. In the fauna and flora of the Erfelek stream, the presence e few benthic </font> </span> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us" style="font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </span> </font> </p> <p align="justify"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us" style="font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </span> </p> <p align="justify" style="margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:’Helvetica Neue’, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12.6px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us" style="font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:10pt;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us" style="font-family:’Times New Roman’, serif;font-size:10pt;"> <font color="#000000">On this study, the importance of biodiversity and ecology of Erfelek Stream is aimed to be revealed <span>  </span> <span>  </span> </font> <font color="#000000">as a result of present data and preliminary observations. </font> </span> </span> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Adem Yavuz SÖNMEZ}