Floristic and Ecological Characteristics of Biotopes in Bayrampaşa District (İstanbul)

Abstract

In this study, the biotope types and their floristic compositions of Bayrampaşa, one of the rapidly developing and increasingly populated districts of İstanbul, were investigated. The characteristics of biotopes and an inventory of the natural and exotic taxa they contain were created, and also the ecological characteristics of the biotopes were included. Biotopes in the district were visited in different seasons of the year, and plant samples were collected in accordance with herbarium techniques, then dried and identified. The list of exotic taxa was taken from the Bayrampaşa Directorate of District Parks and Gardens. In addition, soil samples were taken and chemical analyses were made. The main biotopes identified in the district are; parks, gardens of public buildings, industrial areas, railways, roadsides and abandoned lands. Out of a total of 236 taxa identified in these biotopes, 121 of them were natural and 115 were exotic. Asteraceae/Compositae came to the fore with the number of natural taxa it contains and Rosaceae with the number of exotic taxa it contains. As a result of the study, the importance of urban ecological studies in such regions was emphasized by drawing attention to biotopes that are under pressure with rapid urbanization, especially in rapidly developing cities.

Keywords

• Bayrampaşa
• Biotope types
• Ecological planning
• Urban ecology
• Urban Flora

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