Student:	Abdurrahman SEMERCİOĞLU
Supervisor:	Prof.Dr.İbrahim TURNA
Department:	Orman Mühendisliği
Institution:	Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
University:	Karadeniz Technical University Turkey

Title of the Thesis:	The Investigation of High Mountain Forestation(The Sample of Galyan)
Level:	M.Sc.
Acceptance Date:	14/6/2017
Number of Pages:	77
Registration Number:	i3211

Summary:

Master Thesis

SUMMARY

THE INVESTIGATION OF HIGH MOUNTAIN FORESTATION: THE SAMPLE

OF GALYAN

Karadeniz Technical University

The Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Forest Engineering Graduate Program

2017, 77 Pages

In this research work, the growth rates of yellow pine and spruce young plants which were

cultivated at high altitudes have been studied over a period of 10 years as part of the

Galyan Forestation Project. In 2006 and 2007, the Ministry of Forest and Water

Management arbitrarily determined nine and four testing sub-areas within the main area

where it cultivates yellow pine (Pinus sylvestris L) and eastern spruce (Picea orientalis L)

as part of its annual cultivation program. In 2010 and 2011, certain remarks were

concluded regarding the growth status of yellow pine and spruce at high altitudes by

performing measurements on the young plants. A discussion regarding the 10-year growth

rate was provided about the forestation for high mountains by performing observations and

measurements in 2016. This work concludes that the the eastern spruce experienced a more

healthy development process in contrast to yellow pine which experienced the growth

problems including upper witheredness and branching. Based on these results, it was

proposed that the cultivation process for the high mountain areas should be designed more

elaborately.

Key Words: High mountain forestation, Scots pine, Oriental spruce.