Preservation and ecology of a living relict shrub in South Caucasus as a eco-genetic heritage from Tertiary: Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Bal.) Takht
Mehmet Öztürk, Volkan Altay, M. Kucuk, Sustainable Forest Management Advisor-UNDP, Ankara-06100, Turkey, Ernaz Altundağ, Зеки Североглу, İbrahim Ertuğrul Yalçın
Abstract
Epigaea gaultherioides is an euxine element with a tertiary origin as a relict species facing threat of extinction. In this study, an attempt was made to explore the ecological characteristics by taking into consideration the soil-plant interactions of this taxon.
Topics & Concepts
TaxonEcologySoil waterShrubExtinction (optical mineralogy)Heavy metalsEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceBiologyGeologyChemistryMineralogyPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesPlant Diversity and EvolutionBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies