The Flora of Balıkdamı Wetland and Its Surroundings (Sivrihisar, Eskişehir - Turkey)

The Flora of Balıkdamı Wetland and Its Surroundings (Sivrihisar, Eskişehir - Turkey)

The present study involves the flora of Balıkdamı Wetland and its surroundings in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir, Turkey. This 2-year study (2002-2003) examined the plant samples collected in this region and determined that there are 51 families, as well as 250 taxa belonging to 173 genera (247 species, 1 su...

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Published in:Turkish journal of botany Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 227 - 241
Main Authors: KOYUNCU, Onur, ATAŞLAR, Ebru, TOKUR, Süleyman, ERTEN, Meltem ERDİR
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: TUBITAK 2008
TÜBİTAK
Subjects:
angiosperms
Aquatic Biology and Ecology
Biological Resources (Plant)
Biyolojik Kaynaklar (Bitki)
Central Anatolia Region
Eskisehir
Eskişehir
fitocoğrafya
flora
Flora, Balıkdamı Wetland, Eskişehir, Turkey
İç Anadolu Bölgesi
kapalı tohumlular
phytogeography
Sucul Biyoloji ve Ekoloji
sulak alanlar
taksonomi
Taksonomi ve Evrim
taxonomy
Taxonomy and Evolution
wetlands
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Summary:The present study involves the flora of Balıkdamı Wetland and its surroundings in Sivrihisar, Eskişehir, Turkey. This 2-year study (2002-2003) examined the plant samples collected in this region and determined that there are 51 families, as well as 250 taxa belonging to 173 genera (247 species, 1 subspecies, and 2 varieties). All of these taxa belong to the Angiosperms (201 Dicotyledons, 49 Monocotyledons) subdivision. The largest families are Brassicaceae (31), Poaceae (29), and Fabaceae (25) in terms of the number of species and subspecies included. Genera represented by the highest number of species are Alyssum L. (5), Centaurea L. (5), and Consolida L. (4). The phytogeographical distribution is as follows: 47 Irano-Turanian (18.8%), 27 Euro-Siberian (10.8%), 23 Mediterranean (9.2%), and 153 unknown or other-regional elements (61.2%). The number of endemic taxa within the study area is 29 (11.6%). Fifty-one taxa are new records for the B3 square.
Bibliography:http://dergipark.ulakbim.gov.tr/tbtkbotany/article/view/5000018954
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ISSN:1300-008X
1303-6106
1303-6106