SOME SHRUB AND TREE TAXA IN THE GRASSLAND-PASTURE AND NATURAL VEGETATION OF TURKEY

Authors : Mehmet BAŞBAĞ, Erdal ÇAÇAN, Mehmet Salih SAYAR, Halil KARAN

Pages : 115-128

Doi:10.23884/mejs.2017.3.2.06

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Publication Date : 2017-12-29

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Some shrub and tree taxa identified by different researchers in the meadow-pasture and natural vegetation of Turkey have been summarized in paper. Total 108 genus and 227 taxa were identified from 49 plant families. Although the vast majority of these taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(165 taxa-72.7%); had shrub formation and the numbers of taxa in tree formation was only 27 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.9%);. The other 35 plant taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.4%); had a transitional formation between shrub and tree formations. When plants were ordered in terms of family, genus and taxa; Rosaceae was the first number family in 14 genus and 38 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(16.7%);, Leguminosae in 12 genus and 35 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15.9%);, and Labiatae family in 11 genus and 25 taxa insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(11.0%); followed it. Even though the most taxa possessing families for shrub formation were Leguminosae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(36 taxa);, Labiatae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(25 taxa); and Rosacea insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21 taxa);, for tree formation the ranking was as Fagaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5 taxa);, Anacardiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 taxa);, Ericaceae, Cupressaceae and Moraceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2 taxa);. Fagaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(5 taxa);, Anacardiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 taxa);, Ericaceae, Cupressaceae ve Moraceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2 taxa); families respectively had the most taxa belonging to transitional formation between shrub and tree formations. The results showed that the Kermes oak insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Quercus coccifera); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in 11 studies);, Black shrub insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Paliurus spina-christi); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in 9 studies); and Murt shrub insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Myrtus communis); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(in 7 studies); were the most cited and frequently encountered shrub taxa by researchers in Turkey. Additionally, among the taxa were identified seven taxa as `endemic` and five taxa as “rare”plants.
Keywords : Grassland, pasture, shrub, tree, taxa