The Importance of Urban Green Spaces for Resident and Migrant Birds – A Case Study from Tepeören Cemetery in Istanbul-Türkiye

Year 2023, Volume: 23 Issue: 2, 131 - 143, 01.10.2023

Zeynel Arslangündoğdu Erdem Hızal Adam Bergner Nicklas Jansson

https://doi.org/10.17475/kastorman.1368109

Abstract

Aim of study: This study was carried out to determine the effects and importance of urban cemeteries on bird species diversity.
Area of study: The Tepeören cemetery is one of the oldest and most historically important cemeteries in the Istanbul region.
Material and methods: Field studies of birds were carried out between April-September 2018/2019. During the study period of 12 months, the cemetery was visited twice a month. The species list of the area was created by registering all feeding, lodging, roosting and nesting birds observed in the area.
Main results: It was determined that 36 bird species occured in the cemetery, out of which ten species were identified as breeding in the area. The main bird species that used the cemetery as breeding ground, was Corvus monedula (Western jackdaw) that utilizes the cavities of old oaks for nesting. The average number of eggs per nest was found to be 4.3 based on the examination of 49 active nests in 2018-2019. The number of fledged birds per nest was determined as 1.1.
Higlights: In the current study, the importance of the city cemeteries in terms of bird diversity has been revealed. The presence of plant species that provide suitable nesting conditions for the reproduction of birds in these cemeteries supports the survival of the birds in the city.

Keywords

Jackdaw, Old Oaks, Hollows, Old Cemetery, Green Spaces, Corvus monedula

Kentsel Yeşil Alanların Yerleşik ve Göçmen Kuşlar İçin Önemi İstanbul-Tepeören Mezarlığı Örneği

Abstract

Çalışmanın amacı: Bu çalışma, kent mezarlıklarının kuş türü çeşitliliği üzerindeki etkilerini ve önemini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır.
Çalışma alanı: Araştırma alanı olan Tepeören mezarlığı, İstanbul bölgesindeki en eski ve tarihi açıdan önemli mezarlıklardan biridir.
Materyal ve yöntem: Arazi çalışmaları Nisan-Eylül 2018/2019 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. 12 aylık çalışma süresi boyunca mezarlık ayda iki kez ziyaret edilmiştir. Alanda gözlemlenen, beslenen, barınan, tüneyen ve yuva yapan kuşlar kayıt altına alınarak alanın tür listesi oluşturulmuştur.
Sonuçlar: Mezarlıkta 36 kuş türünün yaşadığı ve bunlardan on türün bölgede ürediği tespit edildi. Mezarlığı üreme alanı olarak kullanan ve yaşlı meşe ağaçlarının kovuklarını yuva yapmak için tercih eden kuş türü olarak Küçük Karga (Corvus monedula (Western jackdaw)) belirlendi. 2018-2019 yıllarında 49 aktif yuvanın incelenmesi sonucunda yuva başına düşen ortalama yumurta sayısı 4.3 olarak bulunmuştur. Yuva başına düşen uçan kuş sayısı 1.1 olarak belirlenmiştir.
Önemli vurgular: Yapılan çalışmada Kent mezarlıklarının kuş çeşitliliği açısından önemi ortaya konmuştur. Bu mezarlıklarda kuşların üremesi için uygun yuvalanma koşullarını sağlayan bitki türlerinin bulunması kentteki kuşların yaşamlarını sürdürmelerine destek olmaktadır.

Keywords

Küçük Karga, Yaşlı Meşeler, Oyuklar, Eski Mezarlık, Yeşil Alanlar, Corvus monedula

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