African Journal of Ecology and Ecosystems

African Journal of Ecology and Ecosystems ISSN: 9428-167X Vol. 5 (3), pp. 001-015, March, 2018. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Determination of ecological environmental conditions for using natural vegetation samples in landscape architecture studies: Case study of Ayas Beli (Ankara)

Zuhal Dilaver

Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Landscape Architecture, 06110, Diskapi, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel: 90 312 5961519. Fax: 90 312 3176467.

Accepted 10 May, 2017

Abstract

Ayaş Beli, the selected research area, is about 40 km. northwest of Ankara, the capital, and is approximately 10 km². The aim of the study is to provide for the utilization of compatible, economic and aesthetic samples; that exist in flora of Turkey; in the landscape architecture studies. In the study, in order to identify the suitable plants and their phenologic, geographic and ecologic features, field observations have been conducted; topography, geology, geomorphology, soil, forest planning maps, climate data and literature have been obtained; all data has been transferred to a computer and as a result of the queries and evaluations made with the help of Arc View GIS Program the result has been reached. In this research that has been conducted as a Doctoral Study 122 taxons belonging to 42 families, which are suitable for use in landscape architecture studies have been identified and their locations in the area, botanical features, ecological needs and tolerance status have been determined following the query and have been converted into a data base. In this article, the thesis work has been summarized. It includes field maps, the characteristics of a single species chosen as an example and research findings in brief.