A review on Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile coverage along the Turkish coasts until 2019

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Akçalı B., Kaboğlu G., Güçlüsoy H.

Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.115-124, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of the Black Sea/Mediterranean Environment
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: BIOSIS
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.115-124
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mapping benthic habitats is an essential, actually a sine qua non, tool for marine spatial planning and management. Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile is an important endemic seagrass species in the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, all mapping efforts along the Turkish coasts have been reviewed through the publications and summarized including locations and coverage information. Consequently, a total of 14 486.20 ha of P. oceanica coverage was reported in 16 studies until 2019. However, this figure seems to be remarkably underestimated. It is therefore determined that the mapping of Posidonia seagrass beds in Turkey has not yet provided exploitable information and data for marine spatial planning and still remains as an urgent task.