A Regional Scale Evaluation of Conservation Status of Orchid Species Recorded in The Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey

Authors

  • Gülden Sandal Erzurumlu Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Ömer Halisdemir 51000 Niğde
  • Kemal Tuluhan Yılmaz Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, 01330 Adana
  • Zerrin Söğüt Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Çukurova, 01330 Adana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i9.996-1001.1233

Keywords:

Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean, Orchidaceae, IUCN, Threat Categories

Abstract

In this study, the threat categories of locally endangered orchid species were sampled over an area of covering 187 km2 in Mersin, Adana, Hatay and Kahramanmaraş provinces of Turkey. Periodic observations were carried out in 44 sampling plots specified within three bioclimatic belts, namely the Mediterranean-montane, the sub-Mediterranean and the Mediterranean. 34 orchid species were identified under the genera of Cephalanthera (L.), Comperia (Steven.), Dactylorhiza, Epipactis (L.), Himantaglossum (Boiss.), Limodorum (L.) Ophrys, Orchisand Serapias (Burm.fil). The results revealed that six orchid species were growing in the Mediterranean-montane zone, 20 species in the sub-Mediterranean zone and 23 species in the Mediterranean zone. According to the resources of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) the threat categories were reported for only 12 out of 13 species. Local threat categories of this study showed some differences when IUCN data were considered. 34 orchid species identified in this study and 12 species were evaluated under Critically Endangered (CR) threat category. It was found that 11, 7, 2 and 2 species were under EN, VU, NT and LC respectively. Therefore, Orchid species sampled from the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey have been categorized on the basis of the threat categories identified by the IUCN.

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Published

12.09.2017

How to Cite

Sandal Erzurumlu, G., Yılmaz, K. T., & Söğüt, Z. (2017). A Regional Scale Evaluation of Conservation Status of Orchid Species Recorded in The Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(9), 996–1001. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i9.996-1001.1233

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Agriculture and Environment