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Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series C: Biology, vol.27, no.2, pp.55-68, 2018 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
Turkey attracts attention with its high habitat and species diversity, and one of the important habitat type is saltmarsh. Kavuncu Saltmarsh which is relatively small is located at Central Anatolia between Ankara and Eskişehir and under the threat of some factors like expansion of agricultural areas, pollution from pesticides and fertilizers, and drainage of water for reclamation. There are 102 plant taxa of which 31 are halophytes and 8 are endemic. The plant communities defined from the area are as follows; Thypha domingensis-Phragmites australis, Salicornia perennans, Juncus heldreichianus, Suaeda cucullata-Petrosimonia nigdeensis, Lepidium cartilagineum, Microcnemum coralloides-Aeluropus littoralis, Artemisia santonicum.