Ecotourism Potential and Management of Kavak Delta (Northwest Turkey)

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dc.contributor.authorOezcan, Hasan
dc.contributor.authorAkbulak, Cengiz
dc.contributor.authorKelkit, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorTosunoğlu, Murat
dc.contributor.authorUysal, Ismet
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:03:33Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractWetlands are ecosystems where a high level of biodiversity is found. Being a suitable medium for the nourishment, reproduction, and accommodation of many species of living creatures, wetlands are museums of natural riches, not only of the country where they are located but also of the whole world. Kavak Delta, one of the most important wetlands of Turkey, with coastal dunes and halophilic vegetation as well as being on the north-south bird migration route, provides not only opportunities for coastal tourism but also offers substantial potential for ecotourism. During observations, bird species, especially of the orders Anseriformes, Falconiformes, and Charadriiformes, were identified. Some 14 orders, 39 families, and 124 bird species were spotted in the delta. Also, dune and halophilic plants constitute a rich flora in the delta. In this study, the potential for ecotourism and opportunities for coastal tourism in the area are outlined. Within this context, besides ecotourism activities, such as bird observation, botanic tourism, and angling, the use of beaches for coastal tourism is determined. Various recommendations are made for the optimal use of all tourism opportunities detected in the delta and for enabling sustainable coastal use and management.
dc.description.sponsorshipTurkish Scientific and Technological Research Council [105Y128]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study is a part of the project financially supported by the Turkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (Project 105Y128).
dc.identifier.doi10.2112/08-1068.1
dc.identifier.endpage787
dc.identifier.issn0749-0208
dc.identifier.issn1551-5036
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-67649543967
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage781
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2112/08-1068.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/27330
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000266182300021
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCoastal Education & Research Foundation
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Coastal Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectBird observation
dc.subjectwetland management
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectremote sensing
dc.titleEcotourism Potential and Management of Kavak Delta (Northwest Turkey)
dc.typeArticle

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