Determination of relationships between Cicadellidae population and plant diversity-environmental structure in the Erzurum/Turkey province grasslands

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to reveal insect populations belonged to Cicadellidae family, existing in declining, replicator and invasive plant groups, to determine the effect of distance to village, stoniness, slope, grazing level, altitude, erosion, soil depth and grassland quality degree on insect population in grasslands of central district of Erzurum province. Insect population and diversity are commonly different in declining, replicator and invasive plant groups, Circulifer haematoceps, Ulopa trivia, Batrachomorphus irroratus, Handianus procerus, Stenometopiellus angorensis, Doratura stylata Doratura exilis were seen and observed in all three grassland groups. Cicadellidae population are important in productivity of grassland, they are significantly influenced from slope, erosion and grassland quality grade. Plant protecting studies will help improvement of grasslands

Keywords

• insects,grassland,erosion,grazing and grassland quality grade

Erzurum Meralarında Cicadellidae populasyonu ile bitki çeşitliliği-çevresel koşullar arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi üzerine bir araştırma

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı Erzurum ili merkez meralarında azalan, çoğalan ve istilacı bitki türleri üzerinde mevcut olan Cicadellidae familyasına bağlı böcek türlerini ve bunların yoğınluğunu tespit etmek, ayrıca mera özelliklerinin köye uzaklık, taşlılık, eğim, otlatma derecesi, yükseklik, erozyon oranı, toprak derinliği, ve mera kalite derecesi böcek populasyonu üzerine olan etkilerini belirlemektir. Araştırma sonuçlarına gore böcek türleri ve yoğunluğu azalan, çoğalan ve istilacı bitki türlerinde farklılıklar gösterniştir. Circulifer haematoceps, Ulopa trivia, Batrachomorphus irroratus, Handianus procerus, Stenometopiellus angorensis, Doratura stylata Doratura exilis böcek türleri azalan, çoğalan ve istilacı bitki türlerinin her üçünde de en çok görülen böcek türleri olarak belirlenmiştir. Cicadellidae meralarda mera verim üzerinde olumsuz etki yapan önemli böcek familyası olup, bu familyaya ait böceklerin meradaki yoğunlukları eğimden, erozyon derecesinden, mera kalite dercesinde önemli oranda etkilenmektedir. Bitki koruma çalışmalaları meraların iyileştirilmesine önemli oranda katkı sağlayacaktır

Keywords

• böcekler,mera,erozyon,otlatma,mera kalite derecesi

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