Pilot study for an assessment of vegetation structure for steppe rangelands of Central Anatolia

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dc.contributor.authorFirincioglu, Hueseyin Kansur
dc.contributor.authorSahin, Bilal
dc.contributor.authorSeefeldt, Steven
dc.contributor.authorMert, Fehmi
dc.contributor.authorHakyemez, Basri Hakan
dc.contributor.authorVural, Mecit
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T20:34:39Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T20:34:39Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn the last 50 years, rangelands in the Central Anatolian Region of Turkey have been converted to cropping lands, which has negatively accelerated vegetation change. resulting in overgrazing and poor condition and productivity. In these steppe rangelands, to develop a rational basis for making restoration and management decisions. the vegetation structure must be well understood. Thus. the objectives of this study were to: (1) define vegetation patterns through assessing spatial distribution of the plant species and groups, (2) evaluate the relationships between vegetation and environmental aspects and range condition, and (3) outline possible restoration implementations. Therefore, a study was carried out in Pasah village rangelands of Nevsehir province in 2004. Thirty-seven sites in 733 ha range area were surveyed, and 78 plant species were identified. Most of the identified species were forbs (60), followed by grasses (11) and shrubs (7). The major range species were Thymus sipyleus (7.2%). Festuca valesiaca (6.9%). and Bromus tomentellus (6.4%). Range condition scores fell between 1.20 to 3.40, representing very poor to poor condition. The positive relation of Bromus tomentellus cover. as an enviable perennial grass, with the range condition score (P < 0.001) can pave the way for the condition improvement. Our classification result displayed several groups of species, although there were not many environmental differences, indicating that the groupings are most likely to have occurred due to the spatially-varying grazing intensity. In order to increase the proportion of desirable species in this over-grazed rangeland, the implementation of deferment grazing especially until after seed setting should be essential.
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Turkish Republic
dc.description.sponsorshipWe are grateful to the staffs of the Nevsehir Provincial Agriculture Directorate, who assisted with vegetation surveys. The authors wish to thank to Mustafa Tas and Gurol Cetin for their kind help and to Mr. Oztekin Urla for providing the satellite image of the study area and to Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gokkus for his contributions in the determination of plant quality values. This study was funded by the Range Fund of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Turkish Republic.
dc.identifier.endpage414
dc.identifier.issn1300-011X
dc.identifier.issn1303-6173
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-53249123197
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage401
dc.identifier.trdizinid78963
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/78963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/23406
dc.identifier.volume32
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000259323700006
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectsemiarid
dc.subjectsteppe-rangelands
dc.subjectvegetation-pattern
dc.subjectCentral Anatolia
dc.subjectredundancy analysis
dc.titlePilot study for an assessment of vegetation structure for steppe rangelands of Central Anatolia
dc.typeArticle

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