Author/Authors :
ÇELİK, Halil Akdeniz Üniversitesi - Akseki MYO, Turkey , ÖZKAN, Kürşad Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi - Orman Fakültesi - Orman Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
Relationships Between Some Environmental Characteristic and Site Index of Brutian Pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) in The Ovacık Mountain District, Antalya
Abstract :
This research was carried out to determine the relationships between Brutian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) s height growth and site environment features in the Antalya Ovacık Mountain district. For this purpose, seventy sample plots were taken from pure Brutian pine stands in Antalya Ovacık Mountain district. Edaphic and physiographic factors in each sample plots were determined. Additionally, site index of each plots were determined using average height of dominant trees at reference age at 100. The relationships between site index of sample plots and edaphic and physiographic factors were evaluated using correlation, factor and regression tree analysis. As a results of the applied statistical analyses, temperature index, longitude and latitude were found the most efficient variables for the height growth of Brutian pine. The height growth of Brutian pine was explained at the rate of 36 % by regression tree analysis.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Yield capacity , Brutian pine , Ovacık Mountain.
JournalTitle :
Journal Of Natural and Applied Sciences
