tailieunhanh - Lichens of giresun district Giresun province, Turkey

One hundred and six lichen taxa are reported from the city of Giresun and Giresun Island, Turkey. One of these, Phaeographis dendritica (Ach.) ., is new to Turkey. | Turk J Bot 29 2005 417-423 TOBlTAK Research Article Lichens of Giresun District Giresun Province Turkey Kadir KINALIOGLU Karadeniz Technical University Giresun Faculty of Science and Arts Department of Biology Giresun - TURKEY Received Accepted Abstract One hundred and six lichen taxa are reported from the city of Giresun and Giresun Island Turkey. One of these Phaeographis dendritica Ach. . is new to Turkey. Key Words lichens flora biodiversity Giresun Turkey. Giresun ill Merkez ilẹesinin Likenleri Ozet Bu paligmada Giresun ili ve Giresun adasindan 106 liken taksonu tespit edilmigtir. Phaeographis dendritica Ach. . Turkiye ipin yenidir. Anahtar Sozcukler likenler flora biyopegitlilik Giresun Turkiye. Introduction The difference between the western and the eastern part of the lichen vegetation of the Black Sea region is well recognised Ozturk Guvenp 2003 John Breuss 2004 but there is a lack of detailed information on the exact limitations of the vegetation types and characteristic habitats. The present paper helps to define the characteristic structures along the Black Sea coast especially at the border between the Central Black Sea sub-region and the Eastern Black Sea sub-region Erol 1983 . Only one species Xanthoria parietina L. . was published from the particular study area Kupuk 1990 previously. The lichen flora of the whole province actually represented by only 42 species is poorly known John Breuss 2004 . Description of Study Area The study area c. 30 km2 covers the city of Giresun and Giresun Island about 2 km NE of the city. The city is situated between 40 53 and 40 57 N and 38 19 and 38 28 E. Giresun Island is located at 40 55 N and 38 26 E. According to data from the Giresun meteorological station for 1990-2004 the oceanic climate prevails in the study area. Its annual average precipitation is mm and its annual average temperature is C Figure 1 . The city of Giresun has a relatively rough land surface