Research Article

Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul

Volume: 21 Number: 2 June 30, 2020
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Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul

Abstract

The coasts, which are considered as part of the land that limits the sea, are important living spaces for many living things. People have used the coast throughout history for a wide variety of activities. Rapid urbanization increased the intensity of this usage and in time the coastal areas began to be insufficient for the use of the people and then the concept of coastal landfill was emerged. In this study, woody plants in the coastal areas which have a great contribution to the landscaping of the city of Istanbul were evaluated. For this purpose, the most important coastal areas of the city, Sarıyer in the north, Avcılar, Maltepe and Kartal in the south were determined as examples and the woody plants used primarily in these areas were determined. Then these plants were evaluated by taking into consideration the ecological tolerance criteria (frost, drought, salinity and air pollution). As a result of the field studies carried out in the Sarıyer, Avcılar, Kartal and Maltepe coastal areas, totally 51 woody plant taxa belonging to 26 families were identified. 37 of the identified woody plants were angiosperm and 14 were gymnosperm taxa. It is also identified that 28.57% of gymnospermae and 21.62% angiospermae taxa have a high salinity tolerance and their use in coastal areas is appropriate; 35.71% of gymnospermae and 35.14% of angiospermae taxa doesn’t have a salinity tolerance so they shouldn’t be used in coastal areas.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

June 30, 2020

Submission Date

November 11, 2019

Acceptance Date

April 1, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 21 Number: 2

APA
Yener, Ş. D. (2020). Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 21(2), 123-130. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.645461
AMA
1.Yener ŞD. Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2020;21(2):123-130. doi:10.18182/tjf.645461
Chicago
Yener, Ş. Doğanay. 2020. “Sustainable Use of Plants in Coastal Areas of Istanbul”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 21 (2): 123-30. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.645461.
EndNote
Yener ŞD (June 1, 2020) Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Forestry 21 2 123–130.
IEEE
[1]Ş. D. Yener, “Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul”, Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 123–130, June 2020, doi: 10.18182/tjf.645461.
ISNAD
Yener, Ş. Doğanay. “Sustainable Use of Plants in Coastal Areas of Istanbul”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 21/2 (June 1, 2020): 123-130. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.645461.
JAMA
1.Yener ŞD. Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2020;21:123–130.
MLA
Yener, Ş. Doğanay. “Sustainable Use of Plants in Coastal Areas of Istanbul”. Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 21, no. 2, June 2020, pp. 123-30, doi:10.18182/tjf.645461.
Vancouver
1.Ş. Doğanay Yener. Sustainable use of plants in coastal areas of Istanbul. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2020 Jun. 1;21(2):123-30. doi:10.18182/tjf.645461

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