Biodiversity, Conservation and Sustainability in Asia: Volume 1: Prospects and Challenges in West Asia and Caucasus

ISBN-13: 9783030599270 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 655 str.

Münir Öztürk; Volkan Altay; Recep Efe

Spis treści

1

Karen F. Beazley

Opening Chapter

Professor School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Management
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. Karen.Beazley@dal.ca

Changes in Human Population Density and Protected Areas in Terrestrial Global Biodiversity Hotspots,1995­-2015 with focus on Southwest, South and Central Asia.

2

Mazin B. Qumsiyeh, Mohammed A. Abusarhan

Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability, Bethlehem University, Palestine

Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation in Palestine

3

Marina Temina

Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Israel

Lichen diversity of the Negev desert (Israel) - effect of microclimate

4

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay, Celal Yarcı, Ersin Yücel, Hamdi Güray Kutbay, Mahir Küçük

Ege University, Turkey

Endangered swamp forests in Turkey - An ecological inventory, prospects and challenges

5

H. Barış Tecimen, Orhan Sevgi, Ali Kavgacı

Turkey

Forest fires and sustainability in Mediterranean ecosystems

6

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay, Italian

Ege University, Turkey

Role and function of Quercus coccifera (=Q. calliprinos) in the light of climate change scenarios in the Mediterranean Basin

7

Volkan Altay, Celal Yarcı, Mustafa Keskin, Zeki severoğlu, Munir Ozturk

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey

Urban plant geography - A case study from Istanbul

8

Nazli Turkmen

Ankara University, Turkey

Turkey's Wild Orchids

9

Munir Ozturk, Doğan Gökmen, Volkan Altay

Ege University, Turkey

Population dynamics of Potentilla in Turkey

10

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay

Ege University, Turkey

Plant Diversity and Ecology of the Grassland from West Anatolia

11

Khawar Jabran, Munir Ozturk, Mirza Hasanuzzaman, Volkan Altay

Ege University, Turkey

Agrodiversity in Turkey: Case study on Rice

12

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay

Ege University, Turkey

Potential economic importance of weeds in agricultural areas of Turkey

13

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay, Eren Akçiçek

Ege University, Turkey

Potential economic importance of trees and shrubs of Turkey

14

Meltem Sesli, E. Dilşat Yeğenoğlu, Yakut Gevrekçi, Funda Ataç

Turkey

Tobacco's Journey from America to Anatolia: Brief History of a Successful Adaptation

15

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay

Ege University, Turkey

Economically Important Aquatic Plants of West Asia

16

Munir Ozturk, Volkan Altay

Ege University, Turkey

Herbal cosmetics of West Asia

17

Emre ÖZŞAHİN, İlker EROĞLU

Namık Kemal University, Turkey

Spatiotemporal Change of Anthropogenic Biomes (Anthromes) of Turkey

18

Doğan Kantarcı

Turkey

An analysis of climate change in Southwest Anatolia

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Kiraz ERCİYAS-YAVUZ¹, Ahmet KARATA޲, Varol TOK³

(Assoc. Prof, email: kiraze@omu.edu.tr) (Prof. Dr, email: rousettus@hotmail.com) (Prof. Dr, email: cvtok@comu.edu.tr)

Ondokuz Mayıs University, Ornithological Research Center, Kurupelit Atakum Samsun, Turkey

Niğde Ömer Halis Demir University, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Biology Department, Niğde, Turkey

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Art and Sciences, Biology Department, Çanakkale, Turkey

The Vertebrate Biodiversity of the West Asia

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Ahmet KARATAŞ:

S. Cevher ÖZEREN:

Halit FİLİZ:

Cemal Varol TOK:

Kiraz Erciyas YAVUZ,

Niğde Ö. H.Univer., Faculty of Science and Arts, Dept.of Biology, Niğde

rousettus@hotmail.com

Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ankara scozeren@gmail.com

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Fisheries, Marine and Inland Waters Sciences and Technology Department, Muğla e-posta: halit.filiz@mu.edu.tr

Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Çanakkale cvtok44@gmail.com Ornithological Research Center, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Kurupelit Samsun. http://ornitolojiarmer.omu.edu.tr

Invertebrates from Turkey

21

Nodar Elizbarashvili, Nino Sulkhanishvili, Rusudan Elizbarashvili

Tbilisi State University, Georgia

Main Problems of the Sustainable Development of the South Caucasus and Processes of Transformation of Landscapes (Ecosystems) Biodiversity

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T. Urushadze, G. Kvesitadze, T. Kvrivishvili, T. Sadunishvili, L. Kutateladze, N. Gagelidze, G. Tsereteli, R. Kakhadze, N. Zakariashvili, E. Bakradze

Georgia

The soils of Georgia and Peculiarities of its Biodiversity

23

T. Basilashvili, Bakur Beritashvili, Naili Kapanadze

Georgia

Forest cover for the safety of biosphere and environment

24

Davit Sartania, Dali Nikolaishvili

Georgia

Agrodiversity and Sustainable Development

25

Sayyara Ibadullayeva, Tubukhanim Gasimzade

Institute of Botany of ANAS, Baku, Azerbaijan

Flora and Plant Cover of Azerbaijan Republic

26

Zeynal Akparov, Afig Mammadov

Institute of Genetic Resources of ANAS, Baku, Azerbaijan

Agrobiodiversity of Azerbaijan

27

Starodubtsev V.M., Basarab R.M., Bogdanets V.A.

National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine

Land Cover Change in River Deltas of The Black Sea South-Eastern Coast

28

Elman Yusifov

Institute of Zoology of ANAS, Baku, Azerbaijan

Animal biodiversity of Azerbaijan

29

Vitaliy N. BURIK

Institute for Complex Analysis of Regional Problems Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Fish Fauna of an Average Watercourse Amur

O autorze

Prof. Munir  Ozturk (PhD, DSc.) specialises in the fields of Ecology & Environmental Sciences. He is the author of over 450 papers including over 55 books on ecological studies as well as medicinal plants and biomonitoring in different habitats. Dr. Ozturk has received fellowships from Alexander von Humboldt and Japanese Society for Promotion of Science. He has worked at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with funding from the National Science Foundation, USA. He was a Consultant Fellow at the Faculty of Forestry, University Putra Malaysia and a “Distinguished Visiting Scientist” at the ICCBS, Karachi University, Pakistan. His scientific interests include Plant Eco-Physiology; Conservation of Plant Diversity; Biosaline Agriculture and Crops; Pollution, Biomonitoring, and Medicinal/Aromatic Plants. 

Prof. Volkan Altay (Ph.D.,D.Sc.) is Professor of Ecology at the Botany Department of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey. His fields of scientific interest are Plant Ecology, Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Biomonitoring, and sustainable use of medicinal plants. He has a proven track record of over 50 research publications in reputed professional journals. He has also published 1 book with Springer.

Prof. Recep  Efe ( Ph.D.,D.Sc.)  is an active researcher with research interests spanning over a wide range of topics in geography, biogeography and ecology. He has over 200 publications with more than 120 papers in national and international scientific journals. Dr. Efe has authored and co-authored/edited 60 books and 18 book chapters in Turkish and English. He is member of International Geographical Union (IGU), Association of American Geographers (AAG), International Associations of Geomorphologists (IAG), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS-6648), Balkan Geographical Association, Turkish Geographical Association.

Blurb

Of the world’s seven continents, Asia is the largest. Its physical landscapes, political units, and ethnic groups are both wide-ranging and many.  Southwest, South and Middle Asia are highly populated regions which, as a whole, cover an extremely large area of varied geography. In total, this domain is unique in its plant diversity and large vegetation zones with different communities and biomes. It is rich in endemics, with specific and intraspecific diversity of fruit trees and medicinal plants, including a number of rare, high value, species. At the same time, much of the land in the region is too dry or too rugged, with many geographical extremes. Overgrazing, oil and mineral extraction, and poaching are the major threats in the area.

This two-volume project focuses on the dynamic biodiversity of the region with in-depth analysis on phytosociology, plants, animals and agroecology.  There are also chapters that explore new applications as well as approaches to overcome problems associated with climate change. Much of the research and analysis are presented here for the first time.  We believe this work is a valuable resource for professionals and researchers working in the fields of plant diversity and vegetation, animal diversity and animal populations, and geo-diversity and sustainable land use, among others.

The first volume guides our readers to West Asia and the Caucasus region, while volume two focuses on issues unique to South and Middle Asia.