Why is it important and how to protect endemic plants?

Endemic plant types can be defined as plant types, which are only natural in a certain geography on the earth and are not elsewhere. These species play a critical role in the protection of the biological diversity and the health of ecosystems of our planet. In addition to supporting endemic plants, genetic diversity, ecosystem balance and biodiversity, many different ecological functions are fulfilled, and have significant economic, ecological and cultural values for humans. These types provide important information in the works of evolution and ecology and function as indicators showing the health of ecosystems.

Turkey rich in endemic plant
Turkey is a rich geography of the mostdemic plant species, which contains a significant part of the biological diversity on the world. The country is located at the intersection of three different climate birds and has a large number of different habitats thanks to its various elevation degrees. This variety makes Turkey a unique center in terms of flora of Europe, Middle East and Caucasians. There are more than 12,000 plant types in Turkey and about 30-40 percent of them are endemic. Anatolia’s rich flora concentrated in mountainous areas, especially in Central and Eastern Anatolia. [

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]] In the news of Anadolu Agency, the President of the Department of Biology Department of Ege University Faculty of Science Prof. Dr. Hatice Demiray has taken into account once again for the protection of endemic types. According to the description of Demiray, endemic species need specialized ecological niches and grows in a stable, stagnation and change-sensitive environment. These features are particularly vulnerable to environmental threats such as climate change, habitat loss and human activities directly. Climate change, temperature rises, and factors such as increased atmospheric humidity concentration, pressure on endemic plants, and this species can lead to disruption or breakdown of living areas. This can also lead to the reduction of the population size of rare and endemic species and the increase of the risk of absence.

A study for the protection of generic resources
Prof. Dr. Hatice Demiray draws attention to the effects of climate change on the mostdemic types of plant, the gold of these plants should be performed for the protection of genetic resources. According to Demiray, the protection of endemic plant species is vital, not only for those species themselves, but also for the integrity of ecosystems, sustainability of biodiversity and well-being of human communities. Therefore, the protection of endemic plant types and sustainable management is a critical step to achieve biological diversity protection and sustainable development goals. Turkey’s rich rich rich richest plant diversity is an invaluable value for national and global biodiversity. The protection of these types is important to protect our biological heritage for future generations and build a sustainable future. Implementation of the necessary protection and management strategies will support the continuity of the mostdemic types and their ecological services in the long run and the diversity of life.