Abstract
The New Natural Distribution Area of Aspen (Populus tremula L.) Marginal Populations in Pasinler in the Erzurum Province, Turkey, and its Stand Characteristics
Highlights
According to the latest statistics, forest area in Turkey covers up to 22.7 million ha [1]
The limited number of studies conducted in Turkey, literature on forest trees in Europe, and especially EUFORGEN programme concerning the natural distribution area of these species did not record any information regarding aspen trees forming pure or mixed stands with Scots pine between 1,890-2,460 metres in the area of Timarlı Valley and Timan Plateau located in Pasinler in the Erzurum Province (Figure 1)
The aim was to determine the stand characteristics of the marginal populations of pure and mixed forest stands with Scots pine of aspen trees found in Timarlı Valley and Timan Plateau
Summary
According to the latest statistics, forest area in Turkey covers up to 22.7 million ha [1]. There are not many studies about aspen trees in Turkey, this species is reported to have a natural range all around Turkey where it forms mixed forests with broadleaved and coniferous species such as Scots pine, larch and fir at 2,000-2,350 metres a.s.l., excluding the steppes of Southeastern and Central Anatolia [4, 6]. The limited number of studies conducted in Turkey, literature on forest trees in Europe, and especially EUFORGEN programme concerning the natural distribution area of these species did not record any information regarding aspen trees forming pure or mixed stands with Scots pine between 1,890-2,460 metres in the area of Timarlı Valley and Timan Plateau located in Pasinler in the Erzurum Province (Figure 1). A new natural distribution area of the aspen tree has been discovered
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