The Charming Threat Against the Groundwater Resources: Tamarix Trees Utilized for Landscaping

Abstract

Datça peninsula has a limited water budget due to its geographical structure. Although many studies have been carried out to protect water resources, no study has been conducted on some specific plant species' excessive water consumption for the Datça region. The study identifies and evaluates the negative impacts of Tamarix spp (Tamaracaceae) across the coastal landscapes of Datça. As an invasive alien species, initially used as a short-term solution to flooding and increasing soil nutrients, Tamarix spp has more adversities than the anticipations held during its introduction. Tamarix plant has compromised several ecosystems hence rendering it an extremely repulsive plant that requires termination. The study utilized literature to garner relevant information regarding the topic and its associates with the ecological systems and the overall environment. The study points out that Tamarix is responsible for water scarcity, species displacement, fire hazards, inhospitality of riparian areas, and altered soil systems. Further, the study argues that control measures have been adopted to terminate and reduce the risks of Tamarix. Overall, this study underlines the requirement of lowering the depletion rate of the underground freshwater source by preventing the excessive water consumption of future threat, Tamarix parviflora trees, which start from the coastal regions and spread to the inner areas of Datça.

Keywords

• Datça
• negative implications
• species displacement
• Tamarix
• water scarcity

Yeraltı Suyu Kaynaklarına Yönelik Tehdit: Peyzaj Amaçlı Kullanılan Ilgın Ağaçları

Öz

Datça yarımadası coğrafi yapısı nedeniyle sınırlı bir su bütçesine sahiptir. Su kaynaklarının korunmasına yönelik pek çok çalışma yapılmasına rağmen, Datça bölgesi için bazı spesifik bitki türlerinin aşırı su tüketimi ile ilgili herhangi bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışma, Ilgın Ağacı türlerinin (Tamaracaceae) Datça kıyı peyzajı üzerindeki olumsuz etkilerini belirlemekte ve değerlendirmektedir. Başlangıçta taşkınlara karşı ve topraktaki besin maddelerinin arttırılması amacıyla kısa vadeli bir çözüm olarak Tamarix spp kullanılmıştır. İstilacı bir yabancı tür olan Ilgın Ağacı, peyzaj için yaygın olarak bilinen faydalarının yanı sıra masum görüntüsünün altında yeraltı suları için tehdittir. Ilgın Ağacı zamanla ekosistemi tehlikeye atmış, bu durum da onu süreç içerisinde bertaraf edilmesi gereken bir tür haline getirmiştir. Bu makalede, ekolojik sistemler ve genel çevre ile ilgili literatür araştırması sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, Ilgın Ağacının Akdeniz Bölgesi’nin cennet köşelerinden biri olan Datça bölgesine verdiği zararlara işaret etmektedir. Araştırmada ulaşılan sonuçlar göstermektedir ki Ilgın Ağacı, Datça bölgesinde su kıtlığından, türlerin yer değiştirmesine, yangın tehlikesinden, nehir kıyısındaki alanlarda diğer bitki türlerinin yerlerinin alınarak istila edilmesine ve değişen toprak sistemlerine kadar pek çok olumsuzluğun sorumlusudur. Ayrıca bu makale Ilgın Ağacının risklerini sona erdirmek ve azaltmak için gerekli önerileri sunarken, acil kontrol önlemlerinin alınması gerektiğini de savunmaktadır. Genel olarak, bu çalışma, gelecekteki aşırı su tüketiminin önlenerek yeraltı tatlı su kaynağının tükenme oranının düşürülmesi için kıyı bölgelerinden başlayıp Datça'nın iç bölgelerine yayılan Tamarix parviflora türü Ilgın Ağaçlarının popülasyonunun azaltılması gerektiğinin de altını çizmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Datça
• Ilgın Ağacı
• istilacı tür
• su kıtlığı
• Tamarix

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