Ramsar Sites of Turkey - Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

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Y YUMURTALIK LAGOONS Mediterranean city <strong>of</strong> Adana, except for a small part <strong>of</strong> it that enters inside the complex wetland system composed <strong>of</strong> lagoons, fresh and saltwater marshes, vast arid plains, mud plains, reed beds, wet meadows, dunes and Aleppo Pine forests situated between where Ceyhan River empty into the sea and The lagoons are the mos Ceyhan Rivers as well as Berdan, or Tarsus, Stream. SITE IDENTITY Name <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Location and Boundaries Area 19.853 ha Coordinates Elevation 0 m 90 m Conservation status <strong>Ramsar</strong> Site Nature Conservation Site Natural SIT Area <strong>of</strong> 1 st degree Population 3.967 Climate Mediterranean National and International <strong>Turkey</strong>'s internationally important wetland site Key Biodiversity Area 83
Important Plant Area Important Bird Area Site significance It contains one <strong>of</strong> the largest dune ecosystems <strong>of</strong> Mediterranean that could preserve its natural character. Site symbols Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) Management Plan year <strong>of</strong> 2008. Facilities in the site Presentation and visitor center Land Tenure / Proprietorship Since shores and the environment <strong>of</strong> the lagoons was flooded under the waters <strong>of</strong> Ceyhan River in the past, those parts remained as public property. When floods prevented by dams constructed on Ceyhan River and waters withdrew, the lands that surfaced have been transformed into farmlands and used by the local people. Conservation Statuses The site has been taken under protection after being designated as Natural SIT Area 1 st degree under the Conservation Law on Cultural and Natural Assets in 1993 and as Nature Conservation Site under the Law on National Parks in 1994. In the year <strong>of</strong> 2005, Turkish government pledged at an international level to preserve the ecological aspects <strong>of</strong> the Management Plan was enforced in 2008. out <strong>of</strong> nine. These are;; 84
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Acknowledgements We are thankful to
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Evaluation While the loss
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determined and management plans are
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RAMSAR CRITERIA Criterion 1: A wetl
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the 24.523-hectare nature conservat
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plain had also started to sink and
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strepera), pied avocet (Recurvirost
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into the lake was designated as a n
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The lake with its immediate environ
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Amphibians and Reptiles The lake an
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is cultivated in remarkable portion
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Conservation Statuses A 23.585-hect
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around the lake. There are Lycium d
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