The relationships between plant zonation and edaphic factors in halophytic vegetation around Lake Tuz, Central Anatolia, Turkey
Rendiconti Lincei, cilt.23, sa.4, ss.355-363, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 23 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2012
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12210-012-0197-x
- Dergi Adı: Rendiconti Lincei
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.355-363
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Plant distribution, Salinity, Salt marsh, Soil parameters
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The zonation pattern of halophytic species around Lake Tuz (Central Anatolia-Turkey) was determined according to the chemical properties of soil samples via seasonal evaluation. The most dominant ions at soils around Lake Tuz are soluble Na+ and Cl-. According to ANOVA results, the edaphic factors that show statistically important difference between zones with respect to seasons are as follows: percentage of total soluble salt, Ca 2+ and Cl- (p < 0.05) and pH, EC, Mg2+, Na+, total cations and SO4 2- (p < 0.01) for spring, percentage of total soluble salt and Mg2+ (p < 0.05) and pH, EC, Na+, total cations, Cl-and sodium adsorption ratio (p < 0.01) for summer, and percentage of total soluble salt and Ca 2+ (p < 0.05) and pH, EC, Na+, Mg2+, total cations and Cl- (p < 0.01) for fall. Canonical correspondence analysis was applied to find out the factors that are most effective on zonation, and the key factors that explain the zonation pattern are pH, Na +, and Cl-. © 2012 Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei.