Yüksek Çözünürlüklü ERA-Interim ve HadGEM2-CC Model Verilerine Göre Türkiye’nin Güncel ve Gelecekteki Holdridge Ekolojik Bölgeleri

Abstract

Holdridge ecological zones (HEB) are used for climate classifications and contain biome identification. In this study, using high-resolution ERA-Interim and HadGEM2-CC model data, current, 2041-2060 and 2061-2080 periods HEB zones of Turkey have been created. According to the obtained results, while premontane and lower montane belts are expanded in Turkey, subalpine, alpine and alvar belts are narrowing during the 2041-2080 period. Arid regions that not been in Turkey now appears during the 2041-2060 period. While semi-arid and sub-humid areas are increasing, humid, per-humid, super humid and semi-saturated areas are decreasing in this period. Desert shrubs, thorn woodlands, thorn steppes, steppes, dry forests, moist forests, wet forests, rain forests, tundra and cold desert biomes has been determined in current Turkey conditions. While very arid forest biome appears in 2041-2060 period, glacial areas disappear in 2061-2080 period. A method that makes determination of HEB classes practical has been developed.

Keywords

• holdridge ecological zones
• biomes of turkey
• climate change
• hadgem2-cc model data
• era-interim data