Aim of study: Pinus brutia is the most widespread conifer forest tree species in Turkey. It is mainly distributed in fire sensitive regions of the country. The economic importance in wood production and the deterministic role in forest fires fighting activities make this forest tree more valuable and important. This study describes crown fuel load of suppressed trees in non-treated young Calabrian pine stands. Area of study: The study area is located in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey. Sampling plots were located in Hacımahmut Forest Planning Unit. Material and methods: Trees were selected from non-treated young Calabrian pine plantation stands and used to obtain live crown fuel load and characteristics. For this purpose, 30 young suppressed trees were cut and sampled. Main results: In sampled trees, oven dried total live needle biomass ranged between 0.54 kg and 3.19 kg and total live crown fuel load chanced between 1.96 kg and 12.73 kg. Regression models to estimate crown fuel load were developed according to some tree characteristics. Models developed explained 0.79 to 0.89% of the observed variation. Highlights: Regression analysis indicated that the total live crown fuel load was strongly correlated with both diameters at breast height (DBH) and crown base height (CBH).
Canlı bitki ve tohum ticareti, yabancı orijinli istilacı türlerin farklı ülkelere kolaylıkla taşınması ve yerli istilacı türlerin farklı besin kaynağına ulaşması yönleriyle önemli ekolojik sorunlardan biri haline gelmektedir. Düzce ili merkezinde park ve bahçelerde bulunan peyzaj düzenlemelerinde çokça kullanılan egzotik türlerden biri olan Picea pungens (Engelm)’lerde 2020 - 2021 yılları arasında kurumalar olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Zarar gören ağaçlarda incelemeler yapılarak kabuk kısımları çok derin olmayacak şekilde bir bıçak yardımıyla kaldırılarak kilitli naylon buzdolabı poşetlerine konulmuş ve laboratuvara getirilmiştir. İnceleme sürecince zarar gören ağaçların fotoğrafları çekilmiştir. Laboratuvara getirilen böceklerin teşhis işlemleri ilgili kaynaklara bakılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Picea pungens, bu çalışmayla Büyük göknar kabuk böceği Pityokteines curvidens (Germ.)’in konukçusu olarak Türkiye’de ilk kez tespit edilmiştir. Pityokteines curvidens, park ve bahçelerde süs bitkisi olarak kullanılan Picea pungens’lerde önemli bir zararlı olma potansiyeli taşımaktadır. Bu nedenle, Pityokteines curvidens’e yönelik tarama faaliyetlerinin devam edilmesi ve koruyucu önlemlerin alınması gerekmektedir.
Cervical cancer is the 4 th most prevalent cancer among women worldwide. The incidence rate of cervical cancer is low in Australia. Despite the use of vaccinations and cervical screening programs in Australia, migrant women living in Sydney still face significant health disparities when accessing cervical cancer screening services. Overall, there are limited studies that explore the barriers and facilitators that migrant women are exposed to when accessing cervical screening tests. The aim of this study is to describe the attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer screening and screening practices amongst migrant women aged 25 and above living in Sydney, Australia for more than one year with no history of cervical cancer. Fifty-two women (30 South-East Asian, 12 Middle Eastern & 10 African) were recruited using two nonprobabilistic sampling methods, convenience and snowball sampling. Data was collected through Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). In total, 5 FGDs were conducted in homogenous groups of 8-12 participants. Each FGD was audio-recorded and verbatim transcribed. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results show that average age of the participants were 38 years, majority were from South East Asia (58%), married (87%), unemployed (65%), had tertiary education (67%), were in low income categories (84%), and a third (35%) living in Australia for < 5 years. Results further show that migrant women living in Sydney displayed a lack of awareness and knowledge about cervical cancer and screening practices. Individual and system-level barriers and facilitators that influenced screening attendance were identified. Factors such as lack of knowledge, emotional barriers, cultural and religious barriers, psychological barriers, and organisational factors influence screening practices. Furthermore, results also revealed that African migrants were less likely to be aware of cervical cancer and screening compared to South-East Asian and Middle Eastern women. Our study also reported that short-term migrants had an overall lack of awareness about cervical screening and therefore, differences in migration status must be considered when administering health education programs. Understanding migrant women's experiences, facilitators, and barriers to accessing cervical screening is essential in assisting health care professionals and policy makers to provide culturally appropriate services. Provision of training or programs to increase culturally appropriate health services amongst health care providers is also recommended. To increase cervical cancer screening uptake of migrant women living in Sydney, culturally appropriate education programs and health promotion strategies targeted towards different ethnic groups need to be administered.
Orman makrofungal toplumların çeşitliliği farklı işletme uygulamalarıyla yakından ilgilidir. Düzce Şehir Ormanı, 1974 yılından önce doğal meşe ormanı iken, sonra sahil çamı (Pinus pinaster) plantasyonu olarak tesis edilmiştir. Bu çalışma 2017 -2018 yılları arasında Düzce Şehir Ormanından periyodik olarak toplanan makrofungus örnekleri üzerinde yapılmıştır. Arazi ve laboratuvar çalışmalarının sonucu olarak Basidiomycota bölümünde 28 familyaya ait 60 takson rapor edilmiştir. Tüm taksonlar habitat bilgileri, coğrafik konum, yükseklik, lokalite, etnomikolojik veriler, toplama tarihi ve numaraları ile birlikte listelenmiştir. Bunlardan 28'i yenilebilir, 20'si yenilemeyen ve 12 tanesi ise zehirli tür olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Belirlenen türlerden Lepiota cortinarius J. E. Lange ülkemiz için ilk kez kayıt edilmiştir.
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