MERSİN İLİNİN SÜS BİTKİSİ POTANSİYELİ TAŞIYAN BAZI MONOKOTİL ENDEMİK BİTKİLERİ

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 68-78
Author(s):  
Muhyettin ŞENTÜRK ◽  
Rıza BİNZET
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Ornamental Plants ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Humanity has used plants for aesthetic purposes for centuries. Plants nowadays use cities for more livable habitats and similar purposes to satisfy the longing for nature of people who move away from nature due to increasing urbanization. So that plants attract attention as a commercial field plays a crucial role in economic development for many countries today. Our country, which is one of the richest geographies in terms of biodiversity globally, shows a total of 11466 plant taxa, 3800 of which are endemic. While the total number of plant species in all of Europe is around 12.000, in our country there are approximately 10.000 species. When the species and subspecies identified in recent years are added, around 12,000 taxa find natural habitats in our country. Mersin province is one of the important endemism centers of our country, with approximately 400 endemic species (endemism rate is approximately 23%). It is seen that the areas where geophytes spread intensively in the world are regions where the Mediterranean climate prevails, which is humid and warm in winters and dry and hot in summers. The Mediterranean Basin, where our country is located, is the second richest geophyte region in the world. Mersin province is one of the provinces located in the Mediterranean Basin. Within the scope of this study, it is to determine the usability of endemic plant species that are naturally distributed in Mersin province as ornamental plants and to ensure that they gain economic value in the ornamental plant market. For this purpose, in our study, some monocotyledon taxa that have an ornamental plant potential from endemic plant taxa in Mersin have been determined, and photographs of these taxa are presented. The recommended taxa are geophyte taxa, and the fact that they only spread in our country (some only in Mersin) is of great importance in bringing these species into the landscape as ornamental plants. A total of 20 endemic taxa belonging to 5 different monocotyledon families identified in Mersin were determined. The endangered extinction of some of these taxa proposed as ornamental plants is also of great importance in ensuring their generation by bringing them into the landscape with various production techniques.

Biodiversity and Conservation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Blondel ◽  
Frédéric Médail
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Endemic Plant ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
The World ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Endemic Plant Species ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The biodiversity of Mediterranean-climate ecosystems is of particular interest and concern, not only because all five of these regions (the Mediterranean basin, California, central Chile, Cape Province of South Africa, western and southern parts of Australia) are among the thirty-four hotspots of species diversity in the world (Mittermeier et al. 2004), but they are also hotspots of human population density and growth (Cincotta and Engelman 2000). This relationship is not surprising because there is often a correlation between the biodiversity of natural systems and the abundance of people (Araùjo 2003; Médail and Diadema 2006) and this, inevitably, raises conservation problems. Within the larger hotspot of the Mediterranean basin as a whole, ten regional hotspots have been identified. They cover about 22 per cent of the basin’s total area and harbour about 44 per cent of Mediterranean endemic plant species (Médail and Quézel 1997, 1999), as well as a large number of rare and endemic animals (Blondel and Aronson 1999). A key feature of these Mediterranean hotspots as a whole is their extraordinarily high topographic diversity with many mountainous and insular areas. Not surprisingly this results in high endemism rates and they contain more than 10 per cent of the total plant richness (see the recent synthesis of Thompson 2005). However, of all the mediterranean-type regions in the world, the Mediterranean basin harbours the lowest percentage (c.5%) of natural vegetation considered to be in ‘pristine condition’ (Médail and Myers 2004; Chapter 7). With an average of as many as 111 people per km2, one may expect a significant decline in biological diversity in the Mediterranean basin—a region that has been managed, modified, and, in places, heavily degraded by humans for millennia (Thirgood 1981; Braudel 1986; McNeill 1992; Blondel and Aronson 1999; Chapter 9). There are two contrasting theories that consider the relationships between humans and ecosystems in the Mediterranean (Blondel 2006, 2008). The first one is the ‘Ruined Landscape or Lost Eden’ theory, first advocated by painters, poets, and historians in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and later by a large number of ecologists.

scholarly journals First record of the bougainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus in Greece

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasiliki Gkounti ◽  
Panagiotis Milonas
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
First Record ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Major Pest ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

This is the first record of the Boungainvillea mealybug Phenacoccus peruvianus in Greece. The mealybug originates from South America and in the last decade has invaded Europe and particularly the Mediterranean basin. It has become a major pest for various ornamental plant species. In Spain, it is found to be parasitized by the parasitoid Acerophagus n. sp. near coccois.

scholarly journals Edible Insects and Global Food Security

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Fabio Verneau ◽  
Mario Amato ◽  
Francesco La La Barbera
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Central America ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Edible Insects ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Global Food ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

Starting in 2008 and lasting up until 2011, the crisis in agricultural and, in particular, cereal prices triggered a period of riots that spread from the Mediterranean basin to the rest of the world, reaching from Asia to Central America and the African continent. [...]

scholarly journals Cultivation of Vitis vinifera L. in the light of former publications and today in Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Krystyna Pudelska ◽  
Margot Dudkiewicz ◽  
Paweł Krawiec
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Vitis Vinifera L ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
Ancient Civilizations ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

In the countries of the Mediterranean Basin viticulture has been dealt with for centuries. It was known to the ancient civilizations of the Middle East and grapevines were widely planted in Greece and Rome. The vineyard was part of the utility garden, usually occupying large areas and at the same time being a connection with the landscape. Creeper vine was also used in decorative gardens as an ornamental plant for various types of buildings and garden structures. The Polish tradition of planting vineyards dates back to the Middle Ages and is mainly associated with the activities of monks, although it was not as common as in the countries of southern Europe. However, in Polish gardening literature and in the literature that describes the development of the art of gardening, you can find lots of tips on how to grow grapevines, their varieties and the descriptions of the vineyards.

scholarly journals REVIEW OF THE ANILLINA OF MACEDONIA AND DESCRIPTION OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF PRIONIOMUS FROM GREECE (Coleoptera, Carabidae) (*)

2012 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Pier Mauro Giachino ◽  
Dante Vailati
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
The Road ◽  
The World ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
A Site ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

<p>(*) Results, in part, of the programme “Research Missions in the Mediterranean Basin” sponsored by the World Biodiversity Association onlus. XXXIIIth contribution.</p><p>A revision of the Anillina of Macedonia is given, with the description of the following new species of <em>Winklerites</em> Jeannel, 1937: <em>W. vonickai</em> n. sp. from Bistra planina, <em>W. blazeji</em> n. sp. from Galičica Mts., <em>W</em>. <em>moraveci</em> from Baba Mts. and <em>W. gueorguievi</em> from Ničpurska (Šar planina). <em>W. fodori</em> Guéorguiev, 2007, is redescribed on material coming from a site near the type locality.<em> Prioniomus maleficus</em> n. sp. from Katara pass (Notía Pindos, nom. Tríkala, NW Greece) and<em> P.</em> <em>caoduroi</em> n. sp. from the road Kasteli-Kalavrita (nom. Ahaïa, Peloponnese, Greece) are also described. Ecological and chorological data of some species are given and zoogeographical hypotheses are discussed.</p>

scholarly journals Fire-related traits for plant species of the Mediterranean Basin

Ecology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (5) ◽  
pp. 1420-1420 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Paula ◽  
M. Arianoutsou ◽  
D. Kazanis ◽  
Ç Tavsanoglu ◽  
F. Lloret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

scholarly journals Consistent performance of invasive plant species within and among islands of the Mediterranean basin

2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 847-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Traveset ◽  
Giuseppe Brundu ◽  
Luisa Carta ◽  
Irene Mprezetou ◽  
Philip Lambdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Invasive Plant Species ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Consistent Performance ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

scholarly journals Climatic Uncertainty in the Mediterranean Basin and Its Possible Relevance to Important Economic Sectors

Atmosphere ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Haim Kutiel
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Basin ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Large Variability ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
The Mediterranean Basin

The Mediterranean Basin is among the densest populated regions of the world with forecasts for a further population increase in the coming decades. Agriculture and tourism are two main economic activities of this region. Both activities depend highly on climate and weather conditions. Climate and weather in turn, present a large variability both in space and in time which results in different uncertainty types. Any change in weather and or climate conditions in the coming decades due to climate change may increase this uncertainty. Temporal uncertainty is discussed in detail and different ways of how to exhibit it are presented with examples from various locations in the Mediterranean basin. Forecasted increased uncertainty may in turn increase future challenges for long term planning and managing of agriculture and tourism in that part of the world.

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