Conservation and Landscape Evaluation of Some Endangered Species in Türkiye

Abstract

In addition to in-situ conservation activities related to endangered taxa, it has a great importance to provide ex-situ conservation activities to increase awareness and to determine their usage areas by examining reproduction methods. In the line with, the aim of the study is to prevent the extinction of some endangered endemic taxa in Ayaş, Beypazarı and Nallıhan regions of Ankara province in Türkiye, to evaluate the taxa within the framework of sustainable conservation and use principles by raising awareness, and thus to protect the biodiversity in the region. For these purposes, during their vegetation periods throughout the years 2020-2022, some observations were recorded in landscape point of view from the habitats of 9 Critically Endangered (CR) and 3 Vulnerable (VU) taxa. Moreover, all the taxa are photographed and have been archived in the Collections of National Botanical Garden of Türkiye (NBGT) as National Herbarium (TC), DNA and Tissue Banks. Also, samples have been kept in 70% EtOH for Microscobic Slide Collection of NBGT. In addition, the possibilities of using taxa in the landscape area were evaluated. The results of the habitat observations for years serve as a basis for future conservation and landscape gain efforts for the taxa.