Researches on Türkoğlu Gavur Lake in Kahramanmaraş-Turkey and some projections from past to future.
J Environ Biol
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2002 Apr; 23(2): 169-73
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Gavur Lake, takes place on the Saghk Plain in the south of Turkoglu subprovince in Kahramanmaras, was one of the most important places, that was available in the past time, south of our homeland. Gavur Lake represents the northest point of the bird immigration route that extends to Victoria Lake in Africa together with Emen and Amik Lakes dried locate on more south. Gavur Lake had been dried because of the some reasons those were being the marsh inn time by without oxygen cycle and emerging the situation of the microorganisms those were big threat for human health and to provide land in 1950's for the people of immigrants in Turkoglu. Presently, the big part of the Gavur Lake has dried. Drying activities are continuing. Whereas, Gavur Lake have all the conditions of the Ramsar Accord. With the improving of the Turkoglu reed bed the local people will earn more money by tourism than agricultural. Otherwise, the future of the Gavur Lake is going to be like Amik Lake.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Oxygen
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Recreation
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Travel
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Turkey
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Water Microbiology
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Water Supply
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Birds
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Humans
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Population Dynamics
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Environmental Monitoring
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Environ Biol
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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