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1BIODIVERSITY OF TURKEY
EGE UNIVERSITY Centre for Environmental
Studies 2003
2IMPORTANT BIODIVERSITY AREAS
Important Biodiversity Areas
Breeding Areas for Caretta Caretta
Resident for Monachus monachus
Important Areas for Bidrs
Important Vegetation Areas
3NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS
NATURAL PROTECTED AREAS
Natural Protected Areas
4OTHER PROTECTED AREAS
OTHER PROTECTED AREAS
Nature Protection Areas
Nation Park
Nature Park
Speciaaly Protected Area
Areas Included in Ramsar List
5BIODIVERSITY OF KARABURUN AND ÇESME PENINSULA
6Karaburun is a coastal town of Izmir Province
(Fig. 1). Karaburun Peninsula is in the north of
Urla Peninsula being the very western land part
of Aegean Region penetrates into Aegean Sea.
Bordered by Balikliova Village in southeast and
Gerence Bay in southwest. Total area is 436 km².
The peninsula has 30 km. of length and width
differing between 15-km. max. to 10-km. min.
Karaburun town is 100 km far from the Izmir city
centre.
7Referring to previous studies on Akdag and nearby
region at Karaburun Peninsula and current ongoing
researches on the coastline zone there are 384
species from 255 genius and 70 families typical
Mediterranean vegetation is observed in Karaburun
Peninsula. Natural forests in form of small
patches mainly of dominant tree species Pinus
brutia (Red pine) up to altitudes of 800m do
exist around Yaylaköy, Yenicepinar, Yukariovacik
and Gerence locations. Maqui and phrygana
formations spreads over nearly the whole
peninsula following the forest diminution by
human. It is possible to observe wide variety of
maqui species which the most common are Arbutus
unedo (Strawberry Tree), Quercus coccifera
(Kermes Oak), Pistacia lentiscus (MasticTree),
Pistacia terebinthus (Turpentin Tree), Arbutus
andrachne (Rowboat Tree) and Spartium junceum.
The most common phrygana species are observed as
Sarcopoterium spinosum (Thorny Burnet), Cistus
sp. (RockRoses), Erica arborea, Erica
verticillata. (BEKAT, L. and Ö. SEÇMEN, 1981).
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12Tamarix parviflora
Tribulus terrestris
Olea europaea var. sylvestris
13Limonium bellidifolium
Pistacia lenthiscus
Sarcopaterium spinosum
Quercus coccifera
Juncus maritimus
Myrtus communis
14FAUNA
Karaburun Peninsula is a biologically rich
natural reserve area with its terrestrial and
marine mammals and 204 land and/or marine bird
species. Among these species some of which
identified to be in category of endangered
species world or Mediterranean wide so declared
to be protected within international regulations
are listed in Table 1 (EKEN, G., 1997).
Monachus monachus
Lutra lutra
15R Resident B Breeding SM Summer migrant
16Çesme Peninsula is one the most important
touristic centre of Aegean Region. It covers an
area of 260 km2 and has the population of 37372.
17Dominant Plant Species in Çesme Peninsula
18Pimpinella anisum
Chios
Pistacia lenthiscus