Abstract
Turkey attracts attention with its high habitat and species diversity, and one of the important habitat type is saltmarsh. Kavuncu Saltmarsh which is relatively small is located at Central Anatolia between Ankara and Eskisehir and under the threat of some factors like expansion of agricultural areas, pollution from pesticides and fertilizers, and drainage of water for reclamation. There are 102 plant taxa of which 31 are halophytes and 8 are endemic. The plant communities defined from the area are as follows; Thypha domingensisPhragmites australis, Salicornia perennans, Juncus heldreichianus, Suaeda cucullata-Petrosimonia nigdeensis, Lepidium cartilagineum, Microcnemum coralloides-Aeluropus littoralis, Artemisia santonicum
Highlights
Kavuncu saltmarsh is a characteristic saline habitat with halophytic flora and plant communities
Central Anatolian Salt Steppes should be included as a new habitat type in EUNIS Habitat Classification for the steppes of saline areas at Central Anatolia
Halophytic areas are generally low in habitat diversity, eventhough these areas are very important biological diversity areas and endemism centers
Summary
Kavuncu saltmarsh is a characteristic saline habitat with halophytic flora and plant communities. Turkey has diverse saline habitats with high plant diversity. Tuz Lake and its surrounding areas are very important for halophyte diversity and endemic species. Terrestrial saline areas can occur around a salt marsh, or at the areas where the saline water table is high and forms seasonal small water bodies. Kavuncu is an inland saline habitat with some fresh water sources and high saline water table, which forms small ponds. Key word and phrases: Flora, habitat diversity, saltmarsh, Central Anatolia, Turkey drainage canals and freshwater sources, zonation is quite like patchwork pattern obvious communities can differentiated from each other (Figure 1)
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