Preservation and ecology of a living relict shrub in South Caucasus as a eco-genetic heritage from Tertiary: Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Bal.) Takht

Ozturk, M.; Altay, V; Kucuk, M.; Altundag, E.; Severoglu, Z.; Yalcin, I.

doi:10.22438/jeb/41/2(si)ijeb-01

Preservation and ecology of a living relict shrub in South Caucasus as a eco-genetic heritage from Tertiary: Epigaea gaultherioides (Boiss. & Bal.) Takht

Ozturk M., Altay V., Kucuk M., Altundag E., Severoglu Z., Yalcin I. E.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY, vol.41, no.2, pp.279-284, 2020 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 41 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2020
Doi Number: 10.22438/jeb/41/2(si)ijeb-01
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.279-284

Abstract

Aim: 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.