Vegetation characteristics, rangeland status and health determination of some natural rangelands

Abstract

This research was carried out in 2015 in order to determine vegetation characteristics, rangelands status and health of some natural rangelands. Studied rangelands are located in Diyarbakir province Cermik subprovince with average 950 meters altitude and 2-5% slope in Artuk, Agachan, Sarıbalta and Orenkur villages. In the research area, the vegetation characteristics of the rangelands were examined by using modified wheeled loop method. In the study area, plant-covered area, botanical composition, taxa numbers, some soil properties of rangelands, rangeland status and health characteristics were examined. 36 taxa belonging to 11 families were determined in the rangelands. The families with the highest taxon were identified as Fabaceae with 13 taxa, Asteraceae with 7 taxa and Poaceae with 6 taxa. The share of the plant covered area ranged from 64.25-82.25%. In addition, proportion of wheat, legumes, other family plants in the botanical composition were between 30.35-50.68%, 16.73-32.09, 17.23-52.92% respectively. All studied rangelands were "weak" and except one, all were classified as healthy. It was concluded that all studied rangelands are in need of improvement. In order to maintain sustainability of these rangelands, it is necessary to establish a grazing plan, implement a rehabilitation processes, particularly fertilization and weed control, and update the application plans periodically.

Keywords

• taxa
• plant covered area
• family
• wheeled loop
• takson
• bitki ile kaplı alan
• familya
• tekerlekli lup