DETERMINATION OF LICHEN DIVERSITY VARIATIONS IN HABITAT TYPE OF MEDITERRANEAN MAQUIS AND ARBORESCENT MATORRAL

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Tufan Çetin Ö.

APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.10173-10193, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15666/aeer/1704_1017310193
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.10173-10193
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Altinbesik Cave National Park, biodiversity, community composition, Eastern Mediterranean, four cardinal directions, Turkey, EPIPHYTIC LICHENS, ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS, NITROGEN DEPOSITION, FOREST MANAGEMENT, CLIMATE, INDICATORS, IMPACT, ECOSYSTEMS, RESPONSES, BOREAL
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, it was aimed to determine the epiphytic and non-epiphytic lichen diversity variations in Mediterranean maquis and arborescent matorral habitats. One of Turkey's national parks, Altinbesik Cave National Park in Antalya, Turkey, was chosen as the research area as this habitat type is very common in the park. In this research, lichen diversity was calculated according to the data of species richness and species frequency. For identify possible variations of the lichen species composition in this habitat type, this research was planned on three major hills in the park. In addition, localities were selected from four different slope directions and tops of the hills. Statistical tests were used to analyze whether there was a difference or similarity on data. Moreover, the statistical relationships between the data of grouped localities with the data of diversity calculation classes were investigated. As a result of this study; lichen diversity of Mediterranean maquis and arborescent matorral habitats was put forth. Secondly, species richness and frequency of northern localities of Mediterranean maquis and arborescent matorral habitats were found to be significantly higher and community composition of northern localities was found to be much different than other localities.