Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
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Past and Present Land Use<br />
The major land use in Lake Burdur and envir<strong>on</strong>ments has been agricultural activities from<br />
past to present. Though dry farming activities have been main agricultural producti<strong>on</strong><br />
until recently, irrigated farming started to dominate in the regi<strong>on</strong> after increasing<br />
underground irrigati<strong>on</strong>. Another dominant land use is meadows. Generally sharp slopes<br />
with shallow soil situated in the north and northeast <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the lake are used for meadows.<br />
There are also forest and moor lands in the surroundings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the lake.<br />
NATURAL RESOURCE USE<br />
Almost 61 percent <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the working populati<strong>on</strong> in Burdur is employed in agriculture,<br />
livestock and forestry sectors and 98.4 percent out <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> them c<strong>on</strong>centrate <strong>on</strong> agriculture<br />
and livestock producti<strong>on</strong>. Vegetative and animal product value rate per capita in Burdur,<br />
where the populati<strong>on</strong> is c<strong>on</strong>centrated <strong>on</strong> agriculture and livestock producti<strong>on</strong>, is much<br />
higher than <str<strong>on</strong>g>Turkey</str<strong>on</strong>g> average.<br />
Agriculture<br />
The immediate surroundings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Lake Burdur are opened to agriculture. These lands are<br />
irrigated with groundwater. Main crops are cereals, grape, fruit, vegetable, alm<strong>on</strong>d, sugar<br />
beet, sesame, opium poppy and cannabis. Rosary producti<strong>on</strong> is another agricultural<br />
activity particular to the regi<strong>on</strong> within the boundaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Isparta Province. The very<br />
precious rose oil is used in perfume and food industry. Rosaries are widespread in the<br />
north and northeast. There are large poplar groves in many places starting from<br />
northwestern Burdur province. The agricultural lands <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Burdur are used as vineyard and<br />
orchards to grow arable crops and some parts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> it are lain fallow.<br />
The fact that drip irrigati<strong>on</strong> has not yet been completely adopted as the irrigati<strong>on</strong><br />
technique occurs as a serious problem in agriculture. The prevailing irrigati<strong>on</strong> is in<br />
flooding method in agriculture, while <strong>on</strong>ly a little part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> those fruit and vegetable<br />
cultivators adopted drip irrigati<strong>on</strong>. Dams and boreholes drilled individually also lead to<br />
great sum <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> water lose.<br />
Livestock<br />
Small ruminants are grazed in the heights and the coastal plains in the surroundings <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Lake Burdur. The surface area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pastures and meadows is 96.057 ha and rate is 13.61<br />
percent. These areas are used for livestock producti<strong>on</strong>. Cattle populati<strong>on</strong> with high meat<br />
and milk producti<strong>on</strong> is dominant in the area. Various dairy companies purchase the milk<br />
produced in the villages.<br />
Fishery<br />
Since the lake supports no commercial fish species, there is no fishery activity.<br />
WETLAND MANAGEMENT PLAN<br />
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