Kızılırmak Delta

The Kızılırmak Delta is the delta of the Kızılırmak River. It is the biggest wetland in the Black Sea Region [2] and is listed under the Ramsar Convention.[3] as internationally important.[4] All of the first and second delta plains and most of the third delta plain is dominated by agriculture.[5] It is important for biodiversity of plants and birds.[6]. In 2016 it was inscribed in the Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Turkey.[7] It is 40 km from Samsun City Center.[8]

Delta
Designations
Official nameKizilirmak Delta
Designated15 April 1998
Reference no.942[1]

Lakes

In 2010 Liman Lake was found to be eutrophic possibly due to agricultural pollution via drainage channels.[9]

Biology

Birds

White stork breed here.[10]

Fish

Small numbers of sturgeon have been observed in the estuary and may still attempt to migrate upstream.[11]

References
  1. "Kizilirmak Delta". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "38 Black Sea wetlands to visit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-14.
  3. "Ramsar Sites Information Service". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25.
  4. "Ramsar Sites of Turkey" (PDF).
  5. Ozesmi, Uygar (2006). "Ecosystems in the Mind: Fuzzy Cognitive Maps of the Kizilirmak Delta Wetlands in Turkey". arXiv:q-bio/0603022.
  6. "Doğa". Archived from the original on 2014-04-14.
  7. "Kızılırmak Delta Wetland and Bird Sanctuary". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. UNESCO. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Kızılırmak Delta Wetland and Bird Sanctuary". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  9. "Limnological Assesment [sic] on the Brakish Shallow Liman Lake from Kizilirmak Delta (Turkey)". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. Yavuz, Kiraz Erciyas; Yavuz, Nizamettin; Tavares, José; Barış, Y. Sancar (2012). "Nesting habits and breeding success of the White Stork, Ciconia ciconia, in the Kızılırmak delta, Turkey". Zoology in the Middle East. 57: 19–26. doi:10.1080/09397140.2012.10648959.
  11. "Biological Data Derived from Sturgeon ( Acipenser stellatus , Acipenser gueldenstaedtii and Huso huso ) by-catch along the Coasts of the Southern Black Sea (Turkey)" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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