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Lake Burdur <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site LAKE BURDUR rdur and Isparta provinces. Lake - in western Burdur province. SITE IDENTITY Name <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Location and Boundaries Area Coordinates Elevation Conservation status Burdur Lake Located within the boundaries <strong>of</strong> Burdur and Isparta provinces. 24.800 ha 835 m 880 m <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Natural Site Wildlife Improvement Area Population 141.800 Climate Mediterranean National and International Significance <strong>Turkey</strong>'s wetland site<strong>of</strong> international importance Key Biodiversity Area Important Bird Area Site significance Site symbols Management Plan Facilities in the site Almost 70 percent <strong>of</strong> globally endangered white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) population has wintered in Burdur Lake until recently. White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) Burdur Lake Wetland Management Plan that designates the activities to be done between 2008 and 2012 has been enforced in 2008. Birdwatching tower Land Tenure / Proprietorship Burdur Lake is public property. Lands surrounding the lake are owned by public, private and village legal entity. Conservation Statuses 37
Burdur Lake was decreed as a Waterbirds Wildlife Protection Site (38.125 ha) under the Law on Terrestrial Hunting in 1993. The site was transformed to become Burdur Lake Wildlife Improvement Site (26.229 ha) in 2006. Half <strong>of</strong> the lake (12.600 ha) in 1994 and the whole lake in 1998 was included in the list <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ramsar</strong> <strong>Convention</strong>. The site was also designated as Natural Site <strong>of</strong> 1 st Degree by the Ministry <strong>of</strong> Culture in 1998. Burdur Lake <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site meets 5 out <strong>of</strong> 9 criteria <strong>of</strong> Wetlands <strong>of</strong> International Importance. These are: RAMSAR CRITERIA DESCRIPTION LAKE BURDUR Criteria 2 The site supports endangered bird species included in International Union for Conservation <strong>of</strong> Nature (IUCN) red list categories. The site supports significant numbers <strong>of</strong> endangered species <strong>of</strong> white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala). The site also supports a vulnerable diatom species, Arctodiaptomus burduricus as well as the endemic fish species Aphanius sureyanus. Criteria 3 The site bears a special importance for wetland plant species. As a result <strong>of</strong> the studies a total <strong>of</strong> 49 families, 204 orders and 315 species were recorded in the area surrounding the lake. Species <strong>of</strong> sedge (Cyperaceae), rush (Juncaceae), typha (Typhaceae) and true grass (Poaceae) families consist the major dominant flora. Criteria 4 The site is a wintering and breeding area for birds. White-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala) winters in the site and Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), European spoonbill (Anas clypeata) breeds in the site. Criteria 5 The site supports numerous waterbirds. 300.000 waterbirds are recorded to inhabit the site. 252.726 Eurasian coots (Fulica atra) and 26.075 black-necked grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) are recorded in 1997 censuses. 38
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