FLORA OF ACARLAR LONGOZ (FLOODPLAIN) (SAKARYA) AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

Year 2021, Volume: 25 Issue: 1, 252 - 274, 01.02.2021

Didem Karaduman , Mehmet Sağıroğlu

Abstract

In this study, one of the Turkey's Wetlands of International Importance Grounds, declared as Wildlife Protection Area and Grade 1 Natural Protected Area called Acar Longoz (Sakarya) and its surroundings’ floristic features were studied. The study area is on the A3 square according to Davis's Grid Frame System. As a result of the studies carried out in the Acarlar floodplain, there were 360 genera, 654 species and subspecies taxa belonging to 97 families. Of the taxa identified in the area, 8 belong to Pteridophyta, 646 to Spermatophyta, 5 of which belong to Gymnospermae and 641 to Angiospermae subdivision. The endemism rate of the area was determined to be 2,137 % with 14 taxa. The number of taxa belonging to the European-Siberian phytogeographical region is in the first place with 21.47%. Additional information was also given about the remarkable plants in the research area.

Keywords

Acarlar, flora, floodplain, Sakarya, Türkey

Thanks

We wish to thank the curators of GAZI, ANK, HUB herbarium and Barış BANİ (Kastamonu University), Bilal ŞAHİN (Çankırı Karatekin University) for their assistance, and İbrahim OKUR (Sakarya University) for his careful reading on the manuscript text.

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