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THE DETERMINATION OF EROSION INTENSITY OF SOIL WHERE<br />

THE PLANT ASSOCIATIONS DISTRIBUTED ON SOME MOUNTAINS<br />

IN THE TRANSITION ZONES BETWEEN MIDDLE BLACK SEA AND<br />

MIDDLE ANATOLIA REGIONS<br />

Arzu CANSARAN, Cengiz YILDIRIM<br />

Department of Biology, Education Faculty, Amasya University, 05100, Amasya, Turkey<br />

arzu.cansaran@amasya.edu.tr, cengiz.yildirim@amasya.edu.tr<br />

In this study, the erosion levels of some mountains situated between Middle Black Sea and<br />

Middle Anatolia regions are determined related to the data in the analysis tables of plant<br />

associations. Erosion and loss of soil related to the erosion is an important environmental<br />

problem neglected by the today’s people. The most important factors for the erosion are<br />

inclination, climate, vegetation and the structure of the soil. The climate and soil factors can<br />

be neglected while determining the intensity of erosion as they don’t show important changes<br />

under normal conditions relating to the time. In such a state, vegetation and inclination<br />

determine the intensity of erosion. When examining the vegetation, the differences caused by<br />

the life length of the plant and the root structures should be taken into consideration. The plant<br />

taxa with weak and shallow root structures cannot be expected to prevent erosion. For this<br />

reason, “therophytes” and “geophytes” are not considered in determining the intensity of<br />

erosion. On the other hand, “phanerophytes”, “chamaephytes” and “hemicryptophytes” can<br />

slow the intensity of erosion with their strong root structures. Thus, there is an adverse<br />

relation between the coverage percentage of the taxa of these life-forms and the intensity of<br />

erosion. However, there is a direct relation between the inclination and erosion intensity. 9<br />

plant associations on the Inegöl Mountain, 8 on the E�erli Mountain, 7 on the Karaömer<br />

Mountain and 8 on the Sakarat Mountain are determined by the researchers. Examining the<br />

data in the analysis tables of this associations, it is seen that the erosion levels in the<br />

distribution areas of the plant associations are 1A: stationary very slight erosion, 1B: sensitive<br />

very slight erosion, 2A: stationary slight erosion, 2B: sensitive slight erosion, 3A: stationary<br />

mean erosion, 3B: sensitive mean erosion.<br />

Keywords: E�erli Mountain, Inegöl Mountain, Karaömer Mountain, Sakarat Mountain,<br />

Erosion intensity.<br />

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