Review article
https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.21-01
Juniperus L. for Restoration of Degraded Forest Lands in Turkey
Cengiz Yücedağ
; Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Engineering Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, TR-15030 Istiklal Campus, Burdur, Turkey
Sezgin Ayan
orcid.org/0000-0001-8077-0512
; Kastamonu University, Faculty of Forestry, Silviculture Department, Kuzeykent Campus, TR-37100 Kuzeykent Campus, Kastamonu, Turkey
Perla Farhat
; Université Saint-Joseph, Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire Biodiversité et Génomique Fonctionnelle, Campus Sciences et Technologies, Mar Roukos, Mkalles, BP: 1514 Riad el Solh, Beirut 1107 2050, Lebanon
Halil Barış Özel
; Bartın University, Faculty of Forestry, Silviculture Department, TR-74100 Bartın, Turkey
Abstract
Degraded forests are among of the most important environmental and commercial problems around the world. Turkey has 22.74 million hectares of forest area, out of which 9.656 million ha (42%) are unproductive. To transform these unproductive forests into productive ones, forest restoration including rehabilitation is one of the best actions. In this sense, juniper species play an important role for degraded lands because they are drought-tolerant and withstand aridity and poor soils better than most timber species grown in Turkey. Therefore, this review presents the ecological considerations for the restoration of degraded forest lands in Turkey under the conditions of climate change. Within this framework, it focuses on the production of planting stock of juniper species, the significance of site-species matching, and post-planting site maintenance for successful rehabilitation.
Keywords
degraded land; juniper; planting stock, rehabilitation; Turkey
Hrčak ID:
260503
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Publication date:
30.6.2021.
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