M.Sc Tezi Görüntüleme

Student:	Seyran PALABAŞ
Supervisor:	Prof. Dr. Rahim ANŞİN
Department:	Orman Mühendisliği
Institution:	Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University:	Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

Title of the Thesis:	SUBALPINE AND ALPINE FLORA OF ALTINDERE VALLEY (MAÇKA-TRABZON)
Level:	M.Sc
Acceptance Date:	21/8/2002
Number of Pages:	137
Registration Number:	i1311

Summary:

The study area takes place in the Colchis sector of Euro-Siberian floristic area of the Holarctic region with regard to plant geography.

61 families, 190 genus and 385 vascular plant taxa belonging to Pteridophyta and Spermatophyta division have been determined in the study area. 374 taxa belonging to Spermatophyta division have been listed according to Davis and Cronquist and the other 11 ferns have been listed systematicly according to Parris and Fraser-Jenkins methods.

32 endemic and 9 rare taxa were determined in the study area. Endemic and rare plants determined in study area were classified according to IUCN threat categories. Among these plants Barbarea integrifolia DC. is in Endangered (EN) threat category.

Taxa known their plant geography region could be ordered as follow:

Floristic Regions Percentage

Euro-Siberian % 50,13

Irano-Turanian % 5,97

Meditteranean % 1,82

25 plant taxa are new records for A7 square.

Keywords: Flora, Subalpine, Alpine, Trabzon, Altındere Valley