Research Article

The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)

Number: 84 December 31, 2023
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The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)

Abstract

This study discusses the paleovegetation records of shallow core sediments of Lake Gâvur (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye), which was dried in the 1970s. A 5 m-long sediment core was obtained with an Eijkelkamp sediment sampler and palynological samples were taken at 10 cm intervals. The sediments were dated by AMS radiocarbon dating of bulk at two levels. Among arboreal pollen (AP) from approximately 4400 cal yr BC, the dominant tree taxa were Pinus, Cedrus, Quercus, and Fraxinus. Initially, AP dominated NAP (non-arboreal pollen) along with the pollen diagram, and AP gradually decreased up to the present. The evaluation of the fossil pollen percentage indicates that in that period arboreal taxa were more widely distributed around the lake than they are in the present. Inferred major causes for the increase of pollen percentage of Poaceae and Asteraceae in the LG-3 (upper) zone of the pollen diagram are anthropogenic impacts.

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Supporting Institution

Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Scientific Research Projects Unit

Project Number

(Project No: 2017 / 2-46 D).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Biogeography, Quaternary Environments, Physical Geography and Environmental Geology (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

August 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 30, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 84

APA
Topuz, M., Karlıoğlu Kılıç, N., Yılmaz Dağdeviren, R., & Karabulut, M. (2023). The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye). Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, 84, 97-103. https://doi.org/10.17211/tcd.1338193
AMA
1.Topuz M, Karlıoğlu Kılıç N, Yılmaz Dağdeviren R, Karabulut M. The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye). Turk Geog. Rev. 2023;(84):97-103. doi:10.17211/tcd.1338193
Chicago
Topuz, Muhammet, Nurgül Karlıoğlu Kılıç, Rüya Yılmaz Dağdeviren, and Murat Karabulut. 2023. “The Vegetation History of Lake Gâvur and Surrounding Areas During the Last 4400 Years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)”. Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, nos. 84: 97-103. https://doi.org/10.17211/tcd.1338193.
EndNote
Topuz M, Karlıoğlu Kılıç N, Yılmaz Dağdeviren R, Karabulut M (December 1, 2023) The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye). Türk Coğrafya Dergisi 84 97–103.
IEEE
[1]M. Topuz, N. Karlıoğlu Kılıç, R. Yılmaz Dağdeviren, and M. Karabulut, “The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)”, Turk Geog. Rev., no. 84, pp. 97–103, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.17211/tcd.1338193.
ISNAD
Topuz, Muhammet - Karlıoğlu Kılıç, Nurgül - Yılmaz Dağdeviren, Rüya - Karabulut, Murat. “The Vegetation History of Lake Gâvur and Surrounding Areas During the Last 4400 Years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)”. Türk Coğrafya Dergisi. 84 (December 1, 2023): 97-103. https://doi.org/10.17211/tcd.1338193.
JAMA
1.Topuz M, Karlıoğlu Kılıç N, Yılmaz Dağdeviren R, Karabulut M. The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye). Turk Geog. Rev. 2023;:97–103.
MLA
Topuz, Muhammet, et al. “The Vegetation History of Lake Gâvur and Surrounding Areas During the Last 4400 Years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye)”. Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, no. 84, Dec. 2023, pp. 97-103, doi:10.17211/tcd.1338193.
Vancouver
1.Muhammet Topuz, Nurgül Karlıoğlu Kılıç, Rüya Yılmaz Dağdeviren, Murat Karabulut. The vegetation history of Lake Gâvur and surrounding areas during the last 4400 years (Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye). Turk Geog. Rev. 2023 Dec. 1;(84):97-103. doi:10.17211/tcd.1338193

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Publisher: Türk Coğrafya Kurumu / Turkish Geographical Society