On the Brink of Extinction: Results of a 20-Year Quest for Eiselt's Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) in Southeastern Turkey
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Tarih
2021
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Dergi ISSN
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Yayıncı
Chelonian Research Foundation
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Eiselt’s pond turtle (Emys orbicularis eiselti) was described in 1998, based on only 4
museum specimens collected in the 1960s and 1970s. Its distribution range has been massively
reduced by large-scale drainage measures and only little suitable habitat remains near the
Turkish–Syrian border. During 20-yr-long fieldwork we could locate only 18 individuals of this
subspecies. We estimate the number of surviving Eiselt’s pond turtles to be less than 100 mature
individuals in the wild. The distribution range (area of occupancy) in the Amik Maras Rift Valley
shrank from originally 11,612 km2 to only 206 km2 at present (approx. 2%), qualifying E. o. eiselti
as a Critically Endangered taxon. Without immediate conservation measures and the strict
protection of the remaining habitat, the subspecies will soon be extinct.
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae, Syria, Turkey, Amik Maraş Rift Valley, Asi River, Lake Amik, Orontes River, Critically Endangered
Kaynak
Chelonian Conservation and Biology
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Cilt
20
Sayı
2
Künye
Ayaz, D., Bayrakçı, Y., Çiçek, K., Ihlow, F., Tok, C. V., & Fritz, U. (2021). On the brink of extinction: Results of a 20-year quest for eiselt's pond turtle (emys orbicularis eiselti) in southeastern turkey. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 20(2), 222-230. doi:10.2744/CCB-1505.1
