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DOI	10.26650/forestist.2018.396995
	Causes of land degradation and rehabilitation efforts of rangelands in Turkey
	Gokbulak, Ferhat; Erdogan, Betul Uygur; Yildirim, Hasan Tezcan; Ozcelik, Mehmet S.
通讯作者	Erdogan, BU
来源期刊	FORESTIST
EISSN	2602-4039
出版年	2018
卷号	68 期号:2 页码:106-113
英文摘要	Turkey, which is located in an ecological transition zone between subhumid Southern Europe and the arid Middle East, has a long history of land use and civilization. Pressure from expanding human populations, intensified animal production, and transhumant movements in particular, are leading to the complete denudation of many areas of central Turkey (Central Anatolia), with soil erosion emerging as the primary concern. A mountainous topography and semiarid climatic conditions exacerbate the threat of soil erosion and have limited the success of efforts to restore degraded lands. Although afforestation efforts have increased, rangeland areas dominated by shrub and grass species have decreased. Remnant rangeland areas continue to experience overgrazing and severe losses in productivity. Forest remmants and archeological studies indicate that, due to human use, Central Anatolia has lost its original native vegetation, including pine and oak species, and has assumed anthropogenic steppe characteristics. For this reason, the restoration emphasis has been on tree species, without any consideration for shrub or grass species that could help to stabilize soils in denuded and degraded landscapes. In this article, we discuss the socioeconomic and environmental limitations of the natural revegetation of rangeland areas, and the need for restoration efforts with a focus on shrub and grass species in areas vulnerable to high rates of soil erosion.
英文关键词	Land degradation Anatolian steppe rangeland rehabilitation overgrazing
类型	Review
语种	英语
开放获取类型	DOAJ Gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000445212300005
WOS关键词	CENTRAL ANATOLIAN REGION
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS研究方向	Forestry
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/332996
作者单位	[Gokbulak, Ferhat; Erdogan, Betul Uygur] Istanbul Univ, Dept Watershed Management, Fac Forestry, Istanbul, Turkey; [Yildirim, Hasan Tezcan] Istanbul Univ, Dept Forest Policy & Adm, Fac Forestry, Istanbul, Turkey; [Ozcelik, Mehmet S.] Cankiri Karatekin Univ, Dept Watershed Management, Fac Forestry, Cankiri, Turkey
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gokbulak, Ferhat,Erdogan, Betul Uygur,Yildirim, Hasan Tezcan,et al. Causes of land degradation and rehabilitation efforts of rangelands in Turkey[J],2018,68(2):106-113.
APA	Gokbulak, Ferhat,Erdogan, Betul Uygur,Yildirim, Hasan Tezcan,&Ozcelik, Mehmet S..(2018).Causes of land degradation and rehabilitation efforts of rangelands in Turkey.FORESTIST,68(2),106-113.
MLA	Gokbulak, Ferhat,et al."Causes of land degradation and rehabilitation efforts of rangelands in Turkey".FORESTIST 68.2(2018):106-113.